Hydrothermal duck-feather keratin as a reagent-free bioreductant and capping matrix for bioactive silver nanoparticles
Mustapha Salisu Muhammad, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Mohd Hafiz Puteh, Mustafa Kamal, Abdul Halim Mohd Yusof, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Roziana Kamaludin, Yusuf Olabode Raji, Siti Maryam Jasman, Ojo Samuel, C. M. Liew, A. P. Parvin, Nurul Huda, Tutuk Djoko Kusworo · 2026
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Mustapha Muhammad and thirteen co-authors make silver nanoparticles from duck feathers in a 2026 paper. Feather keratin is a waste protein that can reduce and coat metal particles. No outside chemical reducer is needed in their route. Hot water extraction pulled the keratin while keeping its protein content.
Recipe tuning settled on alkaline conditions and a day long reaction. The particles came out spherical and uniform at about eleven nanometers. Several instruments confirmed silver cores with keratin shells. Surface area grew fourfold after particle formation. Heat stability improved over plain keratin as well. The particles showed strong antioxidant action and potent bacterial killing in lab tests. Poultry waste thus becomes a green factory for antimicrobial material.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mustapha Salisu Muhammad, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Mohd Hafiz Puteh, Mustafa Kamal, Abdul Halim Mohd Yusof, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Roziana Kamaludin, Yusuf Olabode Raji, Siti Maryam Jasman, Ojo Samuel, C. M. Liew, A. P. Parvin, Nurul Huda, Tutuk Djoko Kusworo |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |