Title: Effect of streptavidin functionalised Fe3O4 on the sedimentation of starch

Authors: S. Palanikumar; B. Meenarathi; L. Kannammal; R. Anbarasan

Addresses: Department of Polymer Technology, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar – 626 001, Tamilnadu, India ' Department of Polymer Technology, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar – 626 001, Tamilnadu, India ' Department of Polymer Technology, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar – 626 001, Tamilnadu, India ' Department of Polymer Technology, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar – 626 001, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract: Sedimentation velocity of starch was determined at three different pH in the presence of streptavidin functionalised Fe3O4 nanoparticle. In the first step, the streptavidin functionalised Fe3O4 nanoparticle was synthesised and characterised by various analytical techniques like Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) method, vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. The role of streptavidin functionalised Fe3O4 nanoparticles on the sedimentation velocity of starch was studied and the results were critically compared. The role of nanomaterial on the structure-property relationship of starch was elucidated with the help of FTIR, SEM and VSM like techniques.

Keywords: sedimentation velocity; functionalisation; starch; Fe3O4 nanoparticles; hybrid; nanomaterials; streptavidin; iron oxide; nanotechnology.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2014.066902

International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials, 2014 Vol.5 No.2/3, pp.165 - 180

Received: 29 Jan 2014
Accepted: 30 Apr 2014

Published online: 24 Jan 2015 *

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