Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder Madura Variety: Characterization and Biomaterials Property for Biomedical and Nanotechnology Application

Abstract

Biomaterials have a potential property and become the future target in the advanced bioengineering and its application. One of the local biodiversities is Moringa oleifera widely spread in the East region of Indonesian archipelago especially Madura islands. Moringa oleifera leaf ingredients are a promising local source for a future target in biomaterials development, biomedical science, bionanotechnology, and engineering. Importantly, Moringa oleifera leaf powder consists of a higher concentration of organics materials and some essential minerals. However, it is still lack of information of the specific organic compounds and minerals within the Madura variety samples and how the structural characteristics of this biomaterials. The goal of this study was to characterize the essential ingredients and its structural properties within the Moringa oleifera leaf powder from Madura variety. The samples of Moringa oleifera leaf powder were characterized by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and organic compound analysis by the proximate test. Interestingly, the significant content of protein, carbohydrate, Vitamin A, and vitamin C was observed in these samples while the lower level of lipid was confirmed. The higher level of Calcium, Phosphor, Ferrum, Potassium, Sodium, Sulfur, Molybdenum, Barium, and Manganese was found in the samples. The primary and secondary particle size and fractal dimension were obtained from SAXS data analysis proving that the synthesized green nanoparticles from Moringa oleifera leaf powder Madura variety have a significant feature as a potential candidate for nanomaterials in biomedical administration. Thus, the underlying data of organic ingredients, minerals concentration, and structural feature provide a hallmark for the Moringa oleifera leaf powder Madura variety as the potential future candidate in biomaterials and biomedical application linked to bioengineering development.