Journal of Luminescence

Available online 2 June 2016

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Fluorescence quenching of APTES by Fe2O3 nanoparticlesSensor and antibacterial

applications

P. Saravanana, b,
K. Jayamoorthya,
S. Anandakumarb, ,
a

Department of Chemistry, St. Joseph's college of Engineering, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, India

Department of Chemistry, Anna University, Chennai 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India
Received 28 October 2015, Revised 14 May 2016, Accepted 18 May 2016, Available online 2 June 2016

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doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2016.05.031
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Abstract
Fe2O3 nanoparticles are particularly attractive for sensor and drug delivery applications because of their size-dependent
super paramagnetism, low toxicity, and biocompatibility with cells and tissues. Binding interaction studies of 3aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) with Fe2O3 nanocrystals have been carried out by absorption, fluorescence,
dispersion, SEM, TEM, AFM and FT-IR spectral studies. APTES act as a new host for Fe2O3 nanocrystals that
quenches its fluorescence due to the electron transfer of APTES. It adsorbs on the surface of the Fe2O3 nanoparticles.
Dispersion studies, SEM and FT-IR confirm the adsorption of APTES on the surface of Fe2O3 nanocrystals.
Fe2O3nanocrystals quench the fluorescence of APTES. Surface treatment of nanoparticles by APTES and its
mechanism discussed in detail. Antibacterial test such as well-cut diffusion have been done in agar plates using 100 L
concentration of functionalised and non-functionalised Fe2O3 nanoparticles. Functionalised Fe2O3 nanoparticles show
enhanced biocidal activity when compared with non-functionalised Fe2O3 nanoparticles in repeated experiments.

Keywords

APTES;
Fe2O3 nanoparticles;
Sensor;
Antimicrobial activity

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