Ultrasonic Synthesis and Biomedical Application of Mn<sub>0.5</sub>Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Er<sub>x</sub>Y<sub>x</sub>Fe<sub>2−2x</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Nanoparticles
Suriya Rehman,
Munirah A. Almessiere,
Ebtesam A. Al-Suhaimi,
Mehwish Hussain,
Maha Yousuf Bari,
Syed Mehmood Ali,
Suhailah S. Al-Jameel,
Yassine Slimani,
Firdos Alam Khan,
Abdulhadi Baykal
Affiliations
Suriya Rehman
Department of Epidemic Diseases Research, Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Munirah A. Almessiere
Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Ebtesam A. Al-Suhaimi
Biology Department, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Mehwish Hussain
Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Maha Yousuf Bari
Department of English, Deanship of Preparatory Year, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Syed Mehmood Ali
Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Suhailah S. Al-Jameel
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Yassine Slimani
Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Firdos Alam Khan
Department of Stem Cell Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Abdulhadi Baykal
Department of Nano-Medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
In the present study, biocompatible manganese nanoparticles have been linked with zinc and iron molecules to prepare different derivatives of Mn0.5Zn0.5ErxYxFe2−2xO4 NPs (x = 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, 0.10), using an ultrasonication approach. The structure, surface morphology, and chemical compositions of Mn0.5Zn0.5ErxYxFe2−2xO4 NPs were elucidated by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDX) techniques. The bioactivity of Mn0.5Zn0.5ErxYxFe2−2xO4 NPs on normal (HEK-293) and (HCT-116) colon cancer cell line was evaluated. The Mn0.5Zn0.5ErxYxFe2−2xO4 NPs treatment post 48 h resulted in a significant reduction in cells (via MTT assay, having an IC50 value between 0.88 µg/mL and 2.40 µg/mL). The specificity of Mn0.5Zn0.5ErxYxFe2−2xO4 NPs were studied by treating them on normal cells line (HEK-293). The results showed that Mn0.5Zn0.5ErxYxFe2−2xO4 NPs did not incur any effect on HEK-293, which suggests that Mn0.5Zn0.5ErxYxFe2−2xO4 NPs selectively targeted the colon cancerous cells. Using Candida albicans, antifungal activity was also studied by evaluating minimum inhibitory/fungicidal concentration (MIC/MFC) and the effect of nanomaterial on the germ tube formation, which exhibited that NPs significantly inhibited the growth and germ tube formation. The obtained results hold the potential to design nanoparticles that lead to efficient bioactivity.
