Influence of Eu3 + doping content on antioxidant properties of Lu2O3 sol-gel derived nanoparticles

Arturo Olvera Salazar, Margarita García Hernández, Perla Yolanda López Camacho, Arturo López Marure, Adriana Isabel Reyes de la Torre, Ángel de Jesús Morales Ramírez, Felipe Hernández Santiago, Luciano Aguilera Vázquez

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Abstract

This paper presents the synthesis of pure and europium-doped lutetium oxide (Lu2O3) powders prepared by sol-gel method. The influence of europium ion concentration into Lu2O3 nanocrystallites was investigated for first time in an in vitro system using a modified ABTS radical cation decolorization assay to determine the antioxidant activity. The crystalline structure of Lu2O3 and Eu:Lu2O3 powders was elucidated by XRD obtaining cubic phase in all system without secondary products in accordance with FT-IR results. By TEM and Scherrer equation, it was determined that Lu2O3 and Eu:Lu2O3 powders presented nearly spherical particle morphology with crystallites sizes in the range of 8 to 13 nm. The antioxidant assays results revealed that europium ion enhance Lu2O3 powders antioxidant properties, showing that 12.5 mol% of europium is sufficient to reach its maximum capacity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)850-855
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering C
Volume69
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2016

Keywords

  • ABTS assays
  • Antioxidant
  • Europium
  • LuO
  • Sol-gel

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