Anomalous catalytic and antibacterial activity confirmed by molecular docking analysis of silver and polyacrylic acid doped CeO₂ nanostructures.

ABSTRACT: This research presents the novel synthesis of CeO₂ nanostructures (NSs) doped with a fixed amount of capping agent (polyacrylic acid-PAA) and different concentrations (0.01 and 0.03) of silver (Ag). This work aimed to examine the catalytic and antibacterial efficacy with evidential molecular docking analysis of Ag/PAA doped CeO₂. Systematic characterization was used to analyze the effect of Ag and a capping agent on crystal structure, morphology, absorbance wavelength, and the exciton recombination rate of CeO₂. The silver metal and capping agent (PAA) were added into CeO₂ to reduce the size of NSs, enhancing the catalytic efficacy. These binary dopants (Ag-PAA) based CeO₂ revealed remarkable results for catalytic de-colorization of rh

SUBMITTER: Ikram M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10472217 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature