Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Green Synthesis of ?-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles Mediated Musa Acuminata: A Study of Their Applications as Photocatalytic Degradation and Antibacterial Agent Subject The topic of the resource Antibacterial activity; Green synthesis; Musa acuminata; Photoluminescence and dye degradation; ?-Fe2O3 NPs Description An account of the resource The present study was aimed to green synthesize of ?-Fe2O3 nanoparticles (NPs) using flower extract of Musa acuminata and examination of their antibacterial and photocatalytic activities. The synthesized NPs were investigated using UV-visible spectroscopy, which exhibited a colour change pattern, and the maximum absorption peak at 265 nm confirmed the formation of ?-Fe2O3 NPs. The FTIR analysis showed the presence of various functional groups coated over the synthesized ?-Fe2O3 NPs. The XRD pattern showed that the formation of rhombohedral structure with an average crystallite size was 21.86 nm. FESEM micrographs revealed that ?-Fe2O3 NPs were roughly spherical in shape. EDX spectrum confirmed the presence of Fe and O elements. By TEM analysis, the average particle size was calculated to be 32 nm. Using the well diffusion method, the antibacterial activity of ?-Fe2O3 NPs was tested against both gram positive and negative bacterial strains of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E. coli). The NPs exhibited good antibacterial activity against the tested bacteria. Finally, the synthesized ?-Fe2O3 NPs demonstrated the photocatalytic degradation of Crystal Violet (CV) dye under sunlight. The efficiency of degradation within 150 min was determined to be 90.27% for CV. This effective removal method under sunlight may support a cost-effective method for degradation of CV dyes from wastewater. Copyright T Indhumathi, N Krishnamoorthy, R. Valarmathy, K Saraswathi, S Dilwyn and S. Prabhu. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Indhumathi T.; Krishnamoorthy N.; Valarmathy R.; Saraswathi K.; Dilwyn S.; Prabhu S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Vol-14, No. 3, pp. 254-262. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shanghai Jiaotong University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.5101/nbe.v14i3.p254-262" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.5101/nbe.v14i3.p254-262</a> <a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85148249429&doi=10.5101%2Fnbe.v14i3.p254-262&partnerID=40&md5=715825a82f4b035b2d4f3daba4e5954c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85148249429&doi=10.5101%2fnbe.v14i3.p254-262&partnerID=40&md5=715825a82f4b035b2d4f3daba4e5954c</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 21505578 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Indhumathi T., Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Krishnamoorthy N., Department of Physics, Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Tamil N?du, Coimbatore, India; Valarmathy R., Department of Chemistry, Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil N?du, Coimbatore, India; Saraswathi K., Department of Civil Engineering, Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil N?du, Coimbatore, India; Dilwyn S., Department of Food Technology, Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil N?du, Coimbatore, India; Prabhu S., Department of Physics, Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil N?du, Coimbatore, India