Green synthesis and characterization of zirconium nanoparticlefor dental implant applications

Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury; Nayem Hossain; Md Golam Mostofa; Md Riyad Mia; Md Tushar; Md Masud Rana; Md Helal Hossain

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12711

Green synthesis and characterization of zirconium nanoparticlefor dental implant applications

Heliyon. 2022 Dec 30;9(1):e12711. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12711. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury¹, Nayem Hossain², Md Golam Mostofa¹, Md Riyad Mia¹, Md Tushar¹, Md Masud Rana³, Md Helal Hossain³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Gazipur, 1707, Bangladesh.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Bangladesh.
³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Green synthesis is a promising and cost-effective technique to synthesize nanoparticles from plant extract. The present study shows the green synthesis of zirconium nanoparticles using the extract of ginger, garlic, and zirconium nitride. The obtained nanoparticles were studied for potential dental implant applications. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDX), X-Ray diffraction analysis (XRD), and antibacterial analysis. FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of various organic compounds in the synthesized nanoparticles. The synthesized nanoparticles were spherical, triangular, and irregular, with varying sizes confirmed by FESEM analysis. The nanoparticles synthesized from the combination of garlic and ginger, and zirconium exhibited potent antibacterial activity against S. aureus. Anti-biofilm, anti-microbial activity, biointegration formation, and cell mechanism survival are also mentioned. Thus, the synthesized nanoparticles can be a good candidate for a dental implant because of their excellent antimicrobial properties.

Keywords: Antimicrobial activity; Dental implant applications; Green synthesis; Morphological analysis; Zirconium manoparticles.