Authors

Maryam Mohebbi, Alireza Allafchian, Parviz Kameli, Seyed Amirhoosien Jalali

Publication date

2019/1

Journal

Micro & Nano Letters

Description

The present research attempted to characterize the structural and magnetic characteristics of NiFe2O4@ ABS@ Ag nanoparticles made of nickel ferrite (NiFe2O4), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and nanosilver (Ag Nps), this was done by employing such techniques as X–ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT–IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), as well as vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The XRD patterns obtained indicated that following ABS and silver nanoparticles coating, the crystallite size (from scherrer formula) was increased from 32 to 40 nm. It was confirmed by the magnetic measurements that the maximum magnetization of the NiFe2O4 core was dropped when the surface was coated with ABS and Ag Nps. The antimicrobial activity of this threecomponent nanocomposite was tested, showing that the …