Biogenic Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Potential Evaluation of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Against Escherichia coli

  • Mohsin Ali
  • , Muhammad Ijaz*
  • , Muhammad Ikram*
  • , Anwar Ul-Hamid
  • , Muhammad Avais
  • , Aftab Ahmad Anjum
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The development of resistance against antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections along with the prevalence of medication residues presents significant public health problems globally. Antibiotic-resistant germs result in infections that are difficult or impossible to treat. Decreasing antibiotic effectiveness calls for rapid development of alternative antimicrobials. In this respect, nanoparticles (NPs) of copper oxide (CuO) manifest a latent and flexible inorganic nanostructure with noteworthy antimicrobial impact. Green synthesis of CuO NPs was performed in the current study, which was then doped with varying amounts of ginger (Zingiber officinale, ZO) and garlic (Allium sativum, AS) extracts. In low and high doses, the synthesized compound was used to measure the antimicrobial effectiveness against pathogenic Escherichia coli. The present research successfully demonstrated a renewable, eco-friendly synthesis technique with natural materials that is equally applicable to other green metal oxide NPs.

Original languageEnglish
Article number148
JournalNanoscale Research Letters
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

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Keywords

  • Bactericidal
  • Biogenic synthesis
  • Doping
  • E. coli
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Mastitis
  • Nanoparticles

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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