Synthesis of Silica-Coated Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles by Microemulsion Method: Characterization and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity

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Antimicrobial activities of various Fe₃O₄ NPs samples and silica-coated Fe₃O₄ NPs on four bacteria strains, (a) Staphylococcus aurous (ATCC 25923), (b) Bacillus subtilis (ATCC6633), (c) Escherichia coli (ATCC25922), and (d) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC7553), and (e) Candida albicans fungi.

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