Anticancer Properties of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Nanoparticles Obtained from Quercus infectoria Plant Extract

نویسندگان

1 Division of Biotechnology, Department of Applied Sciences, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

2 Division of Biotechnology, Department of Applied Sciences, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

3 Division of Biotechnology, Department of Applied Sciences, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

doi
10.22052/JNS.2024.02.011
چکیده

The advantages of nanoparticles in the treatments of cancer are rapidly growing, chemotherapy is considered the common treatment for cancer, and radiation and surgery treatment have their disadvantages because it lacks the target of the drug delivery. This study is directing a great deal of attention to TiO2-NPs that are produced by the methods of green synthesis. These nanoparticles could act as drug transport and carriers and in some cases also as drug replacements for the treatment of cancer. In this study, TiO2-NPs that are non-toxic and also cost-effective were prepared employing the gall plant extract of Quercus infectoria. Green-treated TiO2-NPs were measured on their purity and were pure; the investigations were carried out through UV–Vis- spectrophotometer, and the diffraction of X-ray (XRD). The analysis of specific and targeting the functional groups responsible for TiO2-NPs reduction were performed via spectroscopy of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to confirm the formation of spherical shapes of TiO2-NPs.