Retraction of “Chitosan-Grafted Polyacrylic Acid-Doped Copper Oxide Nanoflakes Used as a Potential Dye Degrader and Antibacterial Agent: In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis”

The Editor retracts “Chitosan-Grafted Polyacrylic Acid-Doped Copper Oxide Nanoflakes Used as a PotentialDye Degrader and Antibacterial Agent: In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis” (DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05625) due to a pattern of inappropriate image reuse, irregularities in the data nd analysis presented, and concerns relating to the accountability for the research. This pattern of issues across several related articles calls into question the reliability of all of the following publications, DOIs: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02790, 10.1021/acsomega.2c04650, 10.1021/acsomega.2c00583, 10.1021/acsomega.1c03723, 10.1021/acsomega.2c00240, and 10.1021/acsomega.2c05625. In this article, the same electron microscopy images of CuO wereused in 10.1039/D2RA03006C (Figures 4A and 5A, and 4A’and 4A, respectively), but the synthesis protocol described in the methods is different. Whilethe material may be similar, the reuse of identical characterization data without disclosure raises concerns about the integrity of the experimentalsetup and data management practices. In addition, there are irregularities in the scale bars and image resolution. When considered alongside the br ader pattern, these issues undermine the credibility of the findings and warrant retraction. The original article was published on November 4, 2022 and was retracted on November 24, 2025.