Investigation of Structural and Morphological Properties of ZnO Nanoflowers on Biocompatible Polymeric Substrate

Authors : Sinan TEMEL, Fatma Özge GÖKMEN, Elif YAMAN

Pages : 36-40

Doi:10.21541/apjes.529000

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Publication Date : 2020-01-28

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, acrylic acid insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(AA); biocompatible hydrogels were prepared and used as a polymeric substrate for zinc oxide insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ZnO); nanoflower. Acrylic acid hydrogels were synthesized by free radical polymerization technique. ZnO nanoflowers on hydrogels insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ZnO/PAA); were prepared for the first time in literature by Chemical Bath Deposition technique at a very short deposition time insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(30 minutes);. Structural and morphological properties of ZnO nanoflowers on PAA hydrogels were examined by X-ray diffraction insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(XRD);, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FT-IR); and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy – Energy Dispersive of X-Ray insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FESEM-EDX); respectively. Distribution of ZnO nanoflower on PAA hydrogels was determined by using elemental mapping. The XRD patterns showed that ZnO nanoflowers were fully formed on hydrogels. The FT-IR spectrum proved the characteristic absorption peaks of ZnO. FESEM images showed that the homogeneous morphology of ZnO nanoflowers. Nanoflowers were synthesized with an average size of 700 nm. XRD, FT-IR spectroscopy and FESEM-EDX analysis evidenced the successful synthesize of novel ZnO/PAA biocompatible nanocomposite hydrogels.
Keywords : Poly Acrylic acid, Hydrogel, Chemical Bath Deposition, ZnO nanoflower