Green-Synthesized MgO Nanoparticles: Structural Insights and Antimicrobial Applications.

ABSTRACT: Magnesium oxide nanoparticles, or MgO NPs, have garnered a lot of attention because of their exceptional stability, biocompatibility, and antibacterial properties. However, many of the green production methods used today have limited mechanistic knowledge and low reproducibility. In order to get over these challenges, we created a standardized and environmentally friendly process for producing MgO NPs using orange peel extract, a naturally occurring biowaste source rich in phytochemicals that acts as a stabilizing and reducing agent. Active precursor alteration during synthesis was clearly shown by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermal analysis (TGA-FTIR), while imaging techniques showed extremely crystalline cubic-phase MgO nanoparticles that were about 9 nm in size. The NPs displayed an ir

SUBMITTER: Radulescu DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12469372 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature