Facile Synthesis of Co₃O₄ Nanoparticles and their Biomimetic Activity

Abstract:

Co₃O₄ nanoparticles with biomimetic activity have been synthesized using inorganic precursor by a simple liquid precipitation method without use of any organic and assisted agents. XRD and IR results showed that the as-prepared product was well-crystalline cubic Co₃O₄ phase with a lattice constant of a=8.079Å. The TEM image showed that the obtained Co₃O₄ product possesses a spherical and rectangular shape with a diameter ranging from 10 to 20nm. The Co₃O₄ nanoparticles catalyzed oxidation of typical peroxidase substrate (ABTS) and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (TMB) to give the same color changes as microperoxidase -11( MP-11), respectively. And the catalysis by Co₃O₄ nanoparticles shows typical Michaelis-Menten curves similar to that of MP-11. These results demonstrate that the Co₃O₄ nanoparticles possess a biomimetic catalysis activity similar to that found in natural enzyme. The kinetic parameters showed Co₃O₄ nanoparticles had efficient catalytic activity in comparison to MP-11.The easy preparation, good stability and special properties of Co₃O₄nanoparticles make them the promising enzyme mimics.

• Periodical: Journal of Nano Research (Volume 46)
• Pages: 12-19
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.46.12
• Online since: March 2017
• Authors: Wei Na, Yan Yan Li, Ye Yuan, Wen Gui Gao
• Keywords: Biomimetic Activity, Co₃O₄ Nanoparticles, Liquid Precipitation, Michaelis-Menten Curves

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