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Expression of concern: Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of silver-decorated zinc ferrite nanoparticles synthesized by a gamma irradiation-coupled sol–gel method against some pathogenic bacteria from medical operating room surfaces
M. I. A. Abdel Maksouda,
Gharieb S. El-Sayyad*b,
Hanan S. El-Bastawisyb and
Rasha M. Fathy*b
aMaterials Science Lab, Radiation Physics Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
bDrug Microbiology Lab, Drug Radiation Research Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt. E-mail: adham_adham699@yahoo.com; rashafathy82@gmail.com; Gharieb.S.Elsayyad@eaea.org.eg
First published on 29th May 2024
Abstract
Expression of concern for ‘Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of silver-decorated zinc ferrite nanoparticles synthesized by a gamma irradiation-coupled sol–gel method against some pathogenic bacteria from medical operating room surfaces’ by M. I. A. Abdel Maksoud et al., RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 28361–28374, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA04785J.
RSC Advances is publishing this expression of concern in order to alert readers that concerns have been raised regarding the reliability of the SEM/EDX analysis in Fig. 13. An investigation is underway, and an expression of concern will continue to be associated with the article until a final outcome is reached.
Laura Fisher
22nd May 2024
Executive Editor, RSC Advances
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