ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF IRON NANOPARTICLES SYNTHESIZED FROM GREEN TEA LEAVES EXTRACT

Abstract

The research and development of Iron Nanoparticles has been increased in the recent years due to their incredible
applications today. Physical and Chemical methods are used for synthesis of Nanoparticles, however due to their limitations,
the focus of research has been shifted towards the development of clean and eco-friendly synthesis protocols of synthesizing
them. We used an environmental friendly approach to synthesize the Iron Nanoparticles using the Green Tea Leaves Extract
which acts as an reducing agent. It was observed that Camellia sinensis leaf extract can reduce Iron ions into Iron
Nanoparticles at room temperature. The characterization of the synthesized Iron Nanoparticles was done using
FTIR(Fourier Transform Infrared) analysis and SEM(Scanning Electron Microscope). The Antibacterial activity of the
synthesized Iron Nanoparticles was investigated using well-diffusion method. The bacterial strains have shown good
antibacterial activity