Green fabrication of biologically active magnetic core-shell Fe3O4/Au nanoparticles and their potential anticancer effect.

Abstract Core-shell Fe 3 O 4 /Au nanostructures were constructed using an advanced method of two-step synthesis from Juglans regia (walnut) green husk extract. Several complementary methods were applied to investigate structural and magnetic properties of the samples. X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), electron diffraction, optical, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) were used for nanoparticle characterizations. As shown by HR-TEM, the mean diameter of core-shell Fe 3 O 4 /Au nanoparticles synthesized using co-precipitation method was 6.08 ± 1.06 nm. This study shows that the physical and structural properties of core-shell Fe 3 O 4 /Au nanoparticles possess intrinsic properties of gold and magnetite. VSM revealed that the core-shell Fe 3 O 4 /Au have high saturation magnetization and low coercivity due to the magnetic properties. The core-shell nanoparticles show the inhibitory concentration (IC) 50 of 235 μg/ml against a colorectal cancer cell line, HT-29. When tested against non-cancer cells, IC 50 was not achieved even up to 500 μg/ml. This study highlights the magnetic properties and anticancer action of core-shell Fe 3 O 4 /Au nanoparticles. This compound can be ideal candidate for cancer treatment and other biomedical applications. Graphical abstract Unlabelled Image Highlights • Gold ion was coated on surface of iron oxide using Juglans regia green husk (walnut) that acts as size controlled. • Green synthesized core shell nanoparticles were successfully was carried out by autoclaved. • The non-toxic effect of core shell nanoparticles was observed on normal but could eliminate the cancerous. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]