Enhanced Thermal Stability and Synergistic Effects of Magnesium and Iron Borate Composites against Pathogenic Bacteria. (14th November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ahmad, Pervaiz; Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin; Khan, Abdulhameed; Rehman, Fida; Din, Salah Ud; Ali, Hazrat; Khan, Muhammad Imtiaz; Muhammad, Nawshad; Ahmed, Nasar; Ullah, Zahoor; Khan, Ghulamullah; Haq, Sirajul; Emran, Talha Bin; Sharma, Rohit; Ashraf, I. M.
• Other Names: Kandeel Mahmoud Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: BioMed research international. Volume 2022(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-11-14
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Biology -- Periodicals; Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Life sciences -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1155/2022/3605054
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2314-6133

Abstract

Abstract : A simple process based on the dual roles of both magnesium oxide (MgO) and iron oxide (FeO) with boron (B) as precursors and catalysts has been developed for the synthesis of borate composites of magnesium and iron (Mg2 B2 O5 -Fe3 BO6 ) at 1200°C. The as-synthesized composites can be a single material with the improved and collective properties of both iron borates (Fe3 BO6 ) and magnesium borates (Mg2 B2 O5 ). At higher temperatures, the synthesized Mg2 B2 O5 -Fe3 BO6 composite is found thermally more stable than the single borates of both magnesium and iron. Similarly, the synthesized composites are found to prevent the growth of both gram-positive ( Staphylococcus aureus ) and gram-negative ( Escherichia coli ) pathogenic bacteria on all the tested concentrations. Moreover, the inhibitory effect of the synthesized composite increases with an increase in concentration and is more pronounced against S. aureus as compared to E. coli .