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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial properties of copper nanoparticles
International Journal of Nanomedicine, Volume 8, Year 2013
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Copper nanoparticle synthesis has been gaining attention due to its availability. However, factors such as agglomeration and rapid oxidation have made it a difficult research area. In the present work, pure copper nanoparticles were prepared in the presence of a chitosan stabilizer through chemical means. The purity of the nanoparticles was authenticated using different characterization techniques, including ultraviolet visible spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The antibacterial as well as antifungal activity of the nanoparticles were investigated using several microorganisms of interest, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella choleraesuis, and Candida albicans. The effect of a chitosan medium on growth of the microorganism was studied, and this was found to influence growth rate. The size of the copper nanoparticles obtained was in the range of 2-350 nm, depending on the concentration of the chitosan stabilizer. © 2013 Usman et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Usman, Muhammad Sani
Malaysia, Serdang
Universiti Putra Malaysia
El Zowalaty, Mohamed Ezzat
Malaysia, Serdang
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Saudi Arabia, Jazan
Jazan University
Shameli, Kamyar
Malaysia, Serdang
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Iran, Karaj
Materials and Energy
Zainuddin, Norhazlin
Malaysia, Serdang
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Salama, Mohamed M.
Malaysia, Shah Alam
Universiti Teknologi Mara
Ibrahim, Nor Azowa
Malaysia, Serdang
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Statistics
Citations: 402
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2147/IJN.S50837
ISSN:
11769114
e-ISSN:
11782013
Research Areas
Environmental
Infectious Diseases