Nanocomposites of modified chitosan, carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCh) with hydroxyapatite (HAP) have been prepared by coprecipitation technique. Totally three nanocomposites containing 80/20, 50/50, and 20/80 of HAP/CMCh have been prepared and were characterized by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), thermogravimetry (TG), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Modified chitosan, CMCh, which is water soluble can be used for drug delivery application. TEM micrographs of the nanocomposites revealed the formation of small HAP crystallites of about 230 nm in length and 30 nm in width that are aggregated to form elliptical shapes or morphology. TGA thermograms showed that the thermal stability of the CMCh increased with incorporation of HAP. FTIR, XRD, and XPS analysis of CMCh/HAP nanocomposites showed the peaks corresponding to CMCh as well as HAP and confirm the formation of HAP/CMCh nanocomposites.

The Indium Oxide (In 2 O 3 ) nanoparticles were synthesized through Acacia gum mediated method with the surfactants CTAB (Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide) and SDBS (Sodium Docecyl Benzene Sulfonate). The characterization of the synthesized In 2 O 3 nanoparticles was carried out by XRD, FTIR, RAMAN, TEM, SEM, EDAX, UV-Vis and PL techniques. TG-DTA analysis was performed to know the calcination temperature of In 2 O 3 nanoparticles. XRD analysis confirmed the crystalline nature of the synthesized In 2 O 3 nanoparticles. The morphology and chemical composition were characterized by TEM, SEM and EDAX respectively. It was observed that morphology and size of synthesized nanoparticles measured by TEM and SEM analysis were dependent on the type of capping agent (surfactant) used. Raman and UV-Vis spectral analysis confirmed that the band gap value of CTAB capped In 2 O 3 particles were larger than the SDBS capped In 2 O 3 particles. FTIR analysis indicated that the bands were stretched in In 2 O 3 particles capped by SDBS than by CTAB. From the photoluminescence studies (PL technique), a blue shift in the emission peaks of CTAB and SDBS capped In 2 O 3 particles was observed that indicates larger optical band gap than the bulk.

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Nanoassembly control and optical absorption in CdTe-ZnO nanocomposite thin films J. Appl. Phys. 111, 034305 (2012); 10.1063/1.3679081 Microstructure and optical characterization of CdTe quantum dots synthesized in a record minimum time

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