Synthesis and characterization of Iron Oxide, rare earth Erbium Oxide, and Erbium Oxide blended Iron Oxide nanocomposites for biomedical activity application

Abstract

In this report, we intend to synthesize iron oxide (Fe₂O₃), erbium oxide (Er₂O₃), and a composite of erbium oxide/iron oxide (Er₂O₃/Fe₂O₃) nanoparticles (NPs) by a microwave irradiation technique. After the synthesis, we explore the various physicochemical properties of the sample with the help of various systematic characterization techniques. First, the prepared sample has been subjected to XRD for determining the crystal structure. Then, we confirm the functional groups of the sample with the help of FTIR. Further, we analyze the absorbance and the band gap with a UV-Vis spectrometer. Besides, we also investigate the microbial studies, namely, the anti-bacterial and the anti-fungal. Finally, we also analyze the response of human breast cancer cells when they are exposed to iron oxide (Fe₂O₃), erbium oxide (Er₂O₃), and a composite of erbium oxide/iron oxide (Er₂O₃/Fe₂O₃) nanoparticles (NPs) with MDA MB 231 by MTT assay.