Ftir 8201 pc infrared spectrophotometer

MTX-ZnONPs were characterized by UV-vis spectrophotometry (Shimadzu dual-beam spectrophotometer, model UV-1601 PC, 1 nm resolution. Kyoto, Japan). The mean particle size and zeta potential of MTX-ZnONPs were determined using a particle size analyzer (Zetasizer Nano-ZS, Model ZEN3600, Malvern Instruments Ltd., Malvern, United Kingdom) [(Gomathy and Sabarinathan, 2010 ), 15]. Transmission electron microscope (Tecnai™ G2 Spirit Bio-TWIN, FEI, Hillsboro, United States) was used to investigate the size of the inorganic core at a accelerating voltage of 80 kV (Khan S. et al., 2018 (link)). The binding confirmation of MTX on the surface of ZnONPs was analyzed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) (Shimadzu FTIR-8201 PC infrared spectrophotometer) operating in the diffuse reflectance mode at a resolution of 4 cm⁻¹. A total of 256 scans of the ZnONPs film (400–4,000 cm⁻¹ range) were acquired to obtain good signal-to-noise ratios.

ZnONPs and DOX ZnONPs were characterised by UV-vis spectrophotometry (Shimadzu dual-beam spectrophotometer, model UV-1601 PC, 1 nm resolution). Particle size analyser (Zetasizer Nano-ZS, Model ZEN3600, Malvern Instrument Ltd., Malvern, UK) was used to analyse the mean particle size of ZnONPs and DOX ZnONPs. The diluted sample (0.5% w/v) was sonicated for 1 min. and taken in a low volume disposable sizing cuvette of 1.5 mL. The mean particle size was the average of triplicate measurement for a single sample. The zeta potential measures the colloidal stability of nanoparticles in a solution [27 ], as previously described, that metal nanoparticles carry charge for capping agents, Zeta potential may also be used to assess the shielding or exposure of charged groups, as well as the concentration distribution of nanoparticles [21 (link)]. TEM (Tecnai™ G2 Spirit Bio-TWIN (FEI, Hillsboro, OR, USA) was used to investigate the size of the inorganic core at a stage up voltage of 80 kV [26 (link)]. The binding confirmation of DOX on the surface of ZnONPs were analysed by FTIR (Shimadzu FTIR-8201 PC Infrared Spectrophotometer), operating in the diffuse reflectance mode at a resolution of 4 cm⁻¹. A total of 256 scans of the ZnONPs film (400–4000 cm⁻¹ range) were acquired to obtain a good signal to noise ratios.