Dual approach transformation of human finger and toe nail pruning into MgO/CaO nanoalloy

Abstract

Interventions of biological entities mediated nanobiotechnological syntheses, in the strive to adapt inexpensive green approaches for constructing materials in the nanodimension for achieving targeted applications with improved performances, are being increasingly preferred. In context, this research article reports to bring into existence applaud able technique, concerning waste utilization for conversion into value added nanomaterial, to manage environmental issues as well as suffice biomedical demands and meet tough challenges from several domains. Pruning nail plates of the fingers and toes, has been a routine affair for the maintenance of personal care, in human civilization. Here we focus the bioengineering of MgO/CaO nanoalloy, by transforming remnant vestigial human finger and toe nail pruning, through dual approach protocols. Obtained yields through direct heat and following chemical treatment protocols were around 61.9% and 62.0%, respectively. Noticeable, quadrangular nanostructural arrangement in sequential array was observed for the MgO/CaO nanoalloy engineered through sol-gel chemical processing prior to thermal decomposition. Chemical treatment of the precursor enabled, formation of large stretches of uniform nanopattern and homogenous distribution to a great extent, from hydroxides of Mg and Ca instead of their salts. The scalable self-assembly with imparted ordered alignment shall inevitably manifest improved nanoalloy activity rather than the randomly distributed nanostuctures attained from direct thermal decomposition of their salts. The multifunctional green MgO/CaO nanoalloy, having tested thermal stability, consisting substantive Ca and Mg, incorporates the dual advantageous of nano MgO and nano CaO, logistically rendering superior benefits. Required characterizations were performed for the investigation of the significant nanostructures, comprising magnificent quadrangular nanobricks, nanorods and nanospheres, derived from the renewable bioresource. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.