Bacterial aerobic synthesis of nanocrystalline magnetite.
The synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles of the predominantly magnetite phase by the reaction of aqueous iron complexes with the bacterium, Actinobacter spp., is described. This reaction occurs at room temperature and under aerobic conditions, resulting in the formation of superparamagnetic magnetite.
Bharde
Atul
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Nanoscience Group, Materials Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, India.
Wani
Aijaz
A
Shouche
Yogesh
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Joy
Pattayil A
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Prasad
Bhagavatula L V
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Sastry
Murali
M
D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003460:Crystallization; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
D005290:Ferric Compounds; C000499:ferric oxide