Pure Epigallocatechin-3-gallate-Assisted Green Synthesis of Highly Stable Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles (NPs) are conventionally produced by using physical and chemical methods that are no longer in alignment with current society’s demand for a low environmental impact. Accordingly, green synthesis approaches are considered a potential alternative due to the plant extracts that substitut...
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| author | Bogdan Andrei Miu Miruna Silvia Stan Maria Mernea Anca Dinischiotu Ionela Cristina Voinea |
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| description | Nanoparticles (NPs) are conventionally produced by using physical and chemical methods that are no longer in alignment with current society’s demand for a low environmental impact. Accordingly, green synthesis approaches are considered a potential alternative due to the plant extracts that substitute some of the hazardous reagents. The general mechanism is based on the reducing power of natural products that allows the formation of NPs from a precursor solution. In this context, our study proposes a simple, innovative, and reproducible green approach for the synthesis of titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs) that uses, for the first time, the major component of green tea (<i>Camellia sinensis</i>)—epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a non-toxic, dietary, accessible, and bioactive molecule. The influence of EGCG on the formation of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs was analyzed by comparing the physicochemical characteristics of green synthesized NPs with the chemically obtained ones. The synthesis of bare TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs was performed by hydrolysis of titanium isopropoxide in distilled water, and green TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs were obtained in the same conditions, but in the presence of a 1 mM EGCG aqueous solution. The formation of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs was confirmed by UV-VIS and FTIR spectroscopy. SEM micrographs showed spherical particles with relatively low diameters. Our findings also revealed that green synthesized NPs were more stable in colloids than the chemically synthesized ones. However, the phytocompound negatively influenced the formation of a crystalline structure in the green synthesized TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs. Furthermore, the synthesis of EGCG–TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs could become a versatile choice for applications extending beyond photocatalysis, including promising prospects in the biomedical field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1161393b0f124e79bfb44ceac28ebed82024-01-26T17:26:21ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442024-01-0117227510.3390/ma17020275Pure Epigallocatechin-3-gallate-Assisted Green Synthesis of Highly Stable Titanium Dioxide NanoparticlesBogdan Andrei Miu0Miruna Silvia Stan1Maria Mernea2Anca Dinischiotu3Ionela Cristina Voinea4Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, RomaniaNanoparticles (NPs) are conventionally produced by using physical and chemical methods that are no longer in alignment with current society’s demand for a low environmental impact. Accordingly, green synthesis approaches are considered a potential alternative due to the plant extracts that substitute some of the hazardous reagents. The general mechanism is based on the reducing power of natural products that allows the formation of NPs from a precursor solution. In this context, our study proposes a simple, innovative, and reproducible green approach for the synthesis of titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs) that uses, for the first time, the major component of green tea (<i>Camellia sinensis</i>)—epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a non-toxic, dietary, accessible, and bioactive molecule. The influence of EGCG on the formation of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs was analyzed by comparing the physicochemical characteristics of green synthesized NPs with the chemically obtained ones. The synthesis of bare TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs was performed by hydrolysis of titanium isopropoxide in distilled water, and green TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs were obtained in the same conditions, but in the presence of a 1 mM EGCG aqueous solution. The formation of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs was confirmed by UV-VIS and FTIR spectroscopy. SEM micrographs showed spherical particles with relatively low diameters. Our findings also revealed that green synthesized NPs were more stable in colloids than the chemically synthesized ones. However, the phytocompound negatively influenced the formation of a crystalline structure in the green synthesized TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs. Furthermore, the synthesis of EGCG–TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs could become a versatile choice for applications extending beyond photocatalysis, including promising prospects in the biomedical field.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/2/275titanium dioxide nanoparticlesgreen synthesisgreen approachepigallocatechin gallatetitanium isopropoxide hydrolysis |
| spellingShingle | Bogdan Andrei Miu Miruna Silvia Stan Maria Mernea Anca Dinischiotu Ionela Cristina Voinea Pure Epigallocatechin-3-gallate-Assisted Green Synthesis of Highly Stable Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Materials titanium dioxide nanoparticles green synthesis green approach epigallocatechin gallate titanium isopropoxide hydrolysis |
| title | Pure Epigallocatechin-3-gallate-Assisted Green Synthesis of Highly Stable Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles |
| title_full | Pure Epigallocatechin-3-gallate-Assisted Green Synthesis of Highly Stable Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles |
| title_fullStr | Pure Epigallocatechin-3-gallate-Assisted Green Synthesis of Highly Stable Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pure Epigallocatechin-3-gallate-Assisted Green Synthesis of Highly Stable Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles |
| title_short | Pure Epigallocatechin-3-gallate-Assisted Green Synthesis of Highly Stable Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles |
| title_sort | pure epigallocatechin 3 gallate assisted green synthesis of highly stable titanium dioxide nanoparticles |
| topic | titanium dioxide nanoparticles green synthesis green approach epigallocatechin gallate titanium isopropoxide hydrolysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/2/275 |
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