Zinc ferrite nanoparticles capped with Gongronema latifolium for moderate hyperthermia applications

Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles were synthesized using the eco-friendly green synthesis protocol. Gongronema Latifolium (GL) leaf extract as a potential reducing and capping agent to influence the properties of ZFNPs for effective hyperthermia application is emplaced in this work. Characterizations techniques such as X-rays diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transforms infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, UV–visible spectroscopy and vibrating sample magnetometer were used to determine the properties of the samples. The SEM showed spherical morphology of the samples, XRD spectra revealed the crystallinity with a maximum crystallite size of 30.6 nm, the absorbance surface plasmon resonance peak from the UV result falls within the visible range. The FTIR result showed the various functional group responsible for the reduction of the sample. The VSM confirmed the superparamagnetic nature of the sample. The saturation magnetization increases as the concentration of GL increases. The hyperthermia application properties investigated revealed good specific loss power, which decreases from 207.8 to 105.3 W/g as the concentration of GL increases. Notably, the synthesized nanoparticles have the potential for hyperthermia application in cancer therapy.