Abstract
Biological fouling has caused a lot of concern in marine industries due to the attachment of microorganisms on marine surfaces. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have a great potential to inhibit and hold strong toxicity against microorganisms on artificial surfaces immersed in seawater. In this study, AgNPs are synthesized using extract of clove buds (CE) plant as a reducing and stabilizing agent by biological synthesis method. The obtained CE-AgNPs product was characterized by using different techniques. Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–Vis) results confirmed the formation of CE-AgNPs with its surface plasmon resonance peak range. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) study showed the formation of functional groups responsible for the reduction of Ag+ into Ago. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) results revealed face-centered cubic (fcc) silver crystals having four different diffraction peaks at 38.08, 44.21, 64.42 and 77.32 with corresponding lattice plane value recorded at (111), (200), (220) and (311), respectively. Structural characterization using scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy dispersive X-Ray Analyzer (SEM-EDX), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) also confirmed the successful formation of CE-AgNPs with fcc structure. The histogram of particle size distribution through TEM image showed an average size of 9.42 nm of the synthesized product. Finally, the antibacterial and antidiatom activity of the synthesized product was analyzed. The CE-AgNPs synthesized using CE possesses good inhibitory activity against the marine bacterium community and Nitzschia closterium diatom. These results indicate that CE-AgNPs can be used as a novel material for antibacterial and antidiatoms means to inhibit the biofouling on marine surfaces.
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