UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Antibacterial Activity of V2O5 Nanoparticles

P. Subramanian

Department of Educational Planning and Administration Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai – 97, Tamil Nadu, India.

S. Alwin David *

PG & Research Department of Chemistry, V. O. Chidambaram College, Tuticorin – 628008 Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli - 627 012, Tamil Nadu, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

The chemical synthesis of vanadium pentoxide nanoparticles (V₂O₅ NPs) is presented in this article. The formation of V₂O₅ NPs is confirmed by the 508 cm^-1 band visible in the Fourier-transform infrared spectrum. According to the scanning electron microscopy analysis, the 40–50 nm-sized V₂O₅ NPs resemble sponges. The size of V₂O₅ NPs is in between 33.72 and 52.78 nm, as shown by XRD. The antibacterial capabilities of V₂O₅ NPs were evaluated against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus. Moderate antibacterial activity is exhibited by the synthesized V₂O₅ NPs.

Keywords: V2O5 NPs, chemical synthesis, XRD, antibacterial activity

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