Browsing by Author "Joseph, Jaison"

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    D.C. conductivity behaviour of poly(vinyl alcohol)-based ferrogels: role of borax and carbonyl iron
    (Springer Nature, 2019) Lawrence, Mathias B.; Joseph, Jaison; Phondekar, Karesh; Moodi, Kiran
    The d.c. conductivity of poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels and ferrogels, cross-linked with borax, has been studied using two-probe resistance measurement method as a function of cross-linker and dopant concentrations. The availability of charge carriers (i.e. unbound borate ions and free sodium ions) in these matrices is seen to vary with cross-linker and dopant concentrations. Increase in borax concentration leads to the rise in d.c. conductivity values. Enhancement in the carbonyl iron dopant proportions, at unchanged borax concentrations, causes a decrease in the conductivity. This behaviour is explained on the basis of structural modifications introduced within the network matrix owing to the variations in cross-linker and dopant concentrations.
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    Silver substituted cobalt zinc ferrites as magnetic antimicrobials
    (Elsevier, 2023) Mordekar, Rajashri Karmali; Samant, Pranita; Mishra, Puja; Joseph, Jaison
    Silver-substituted cobalt zinc ferrite series, CoxAg0.5-xZn0.5Fe2O4 (x = 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1), is synthesized using the citrate gel method, wherein ferrite formation is achieved at 600 °C. The low-temperature crystallization results in agglomerated and porous ferrites. In this sample preparation methodology, as the silver content in the series increases, metallic silver deposits at the grain boundaries, and vacancies are created at the octahedral sites. With a further increase in silver content, the magnitude of magnetic properties decreases. Antimicrobial activity increases and further decreases with an increase in silver content. The composition Co0.4Ag0.1Zn0.5Fe2O4 exhibits both magnetic and antimicrobial behaviour. These materials can potentially be beneficial in the manufacture of removable antimicrobial agents for water purification and drug delivery systems.