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Enhanced Thermal Stability and Synergistic Effects of Magnesium and Iron Borate Composites against Pathogenic Bacteria

Ahmad P 1 , Khandaker MU 2 , Khan A 3 , Rehman F 4 , Din SU 5 , Ali H 6 Show all authors , Khan MI 6 , Muhammad N 7 , Ahmed N 1 , Ullah Z 8 , Khan G 9 , Haq S 5 , Emran TB 10 , Sharma R 11 , Ashraf IM 12

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Physics, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 13100 Muzaffarabad, Pakistan
  • 2 Center for Applied Physics and Radiation Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Biotechnology, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 13100 Muzaffarabad, Pakistan
  • 4 Department of Physics, Khushal Khan Khattak University, 27200 Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • 5 Department of Chemistry, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 13100 Muzaffarabad, Pakistan
  • 6 Department of Physics, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Havelian, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • 7 Department of Dental Materials, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25100, Pakistan
  • 8 Department of Chemistry, Takatu Campus, Balochistan University of IT, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta 87100, Pakistan
  • 9 Department of Engineering and Architecture, Takatu Campus, Balochistan University of IT, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta 87100, Pakistan
  • 10 Department of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong 4381, Bangladesh
  • 11 Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 Uttar Pradesh, India
  • 12 Physics Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 9004, Saudi Arabia
Biomed Res Int, 2022;2022:3605054.
PMID: 36420094 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3605054

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 (Mg2B2O5-Fe3BO6) at 1200°C. The as-synthesized composites can be a single material with the improved and collective properties of both iron borates (Fe3BO6) and magnesium borates (Mg2B2O5). At higher temperatures, the synthesized Mg2B2O5-Fe3BO6 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.

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