ZnO-containing nanocomposites produced from Mentha pulegium L. of a new HEMA-based methacrylate copolymer: improvement the thermal and antimicrobial effect

In this study, firstly, (2-oxo-2-(3,4,5-trifluoroanilino)-ethyl-2-methylprop-2-enoate) FAOEME, a methacrylate monomer with arylamide side group containing three fluorine atoms in the branch, was synthesized. Poly(HEMA-co-FAOEME) obtained due to radical copolymerization of FAOEME 2-hydroxyethyl (HEMA). Structural characterization its copolymer and HEMA performed by spectroscopy methods such as FTIR, 1H, 13C-NMR. Biosynthesis ZnO nanoparticles carried out using Mentha Plegium L. extract. Three nanocomposites poly(HEMA-co-FAOEME) biosynthesized were produced hydrothermal technique, which is an environmentally friendly method. The formation Poly(HEMA-co-FAOEME)/ZnO structural changes components elucidated SEM, XRD, FTIR techniques. effect on thermal properties investigated TGA DSC results showed that significantly increased stability glass transition temperature (Tg) matrix (poly(HEMA-co-FAOEME). antimicrobial materials determined disk diffusion method five different bacteria one yeast cell. It observed activity against all pathogens except bacterial species, source nanoparticles.