Ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of metronidazole using binder-free zinc-4,4'-oxybis(benzoic acid) MOF/GCE in real samples.

A novel electrochemical sensor is constructed by modifying the glassy carbon electrode (GCE) using a binder-free metal-organic framework of V-shaped linker 4,4'oxybis(benzoic acid) (OBA) and various transition metals (M-Zn, Mn, or Ni). The hydrothermally synthesized M-OBA MOFs demonstrated superior electron transfer ability and enhanced electro-reduction behaviour, making it highly effective for metronidazole (MTZ) detection. The optimized sensor demonstrated a linear response from 0.

Comparative evaluation of antimicrobial activity of spinel structured transition metal ferrites supported on reduced graphene oxide against pathogenic strains of bacteria and fungi.

One of the global challenges for living things is to provide pollution and harmful microbes-free environment. In this study, magnetically retrievable spinel-structured manganese zinc ferrite (MnZnFeO) (MZF) was synthesized by a facile solvothermal method. Further, the MZF with different weight percentages (10 wt%, 50 wt%, and 80 wt%) were supported on reduced graphene oxide (rGO).