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Antimicrobial Evaluation and Characterization of Copper Nanoparticles Synthesized by the Simple Chemical Method
Arshad Hussain Wazir1†
,
Qudratullah Khan2
,
Nisar Ahmad2
,
Faizan Ullah3
,
Imdadullah Quereshi1
,
Hazrat Ali4
1Carbon Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Bannu, Bannu, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa 28100, Pakistan
2Department of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology Bannu, Bannu, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa 28100, Pakistan
3Department of Botany, University of Science and Technology Bannu, Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa 28100, Pakistan
4Department of Chemistry, University of Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan
†Corresponding author E-Mail : arshadwaziri@gmail.com (A. H. Wazir, USTB)
February 2022. pp. 80-84
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Abstract

Copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) are considered of great importance due to their high catalytic and antimicrobial activities. This study focuses on the preparation and characterization of CuNPs, and on their antibacterial/antifungal activities. A copper salt (copper sulfate pentahydrate) as precursor, starch as stabilizing agent, and ascorbic acid as reducing agent were used to fabricate CuNPs. The resulting product was characterized via different techniques such as X-ray diffractrometry (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to confirm its characteristic properties. Employing the Scherrer formula, the mean crystallite sizes of copper (Cu) and cuprous oxide (Cu2O) nanocrystals were found to be 29.21 and 25.33 nm, respectively, as measured from the main X-ray diffraction peaks. The functional groups present in the resulting CuNPs were confirmed by FTIR. In addition, the engineered CuNPs showed antibacterial and antifungal activity against tested pathogenic bacterial and fungal strains.

Keywords
copper nanoparticles
synthesis
chemical reduction
characterization
antimicrobial activity
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  • Publisher :Materials Research Society of Korea
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국재료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Materials Research
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국재료학회지
  • Volume : 32
  • No :2
  • Pages :80-84
  • Received Date : 2021-10-06
  • Revised Date : 2022-01-21
  • Accepted Date : 2022-01-25
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.3740/MRSK.2022.32.2.80
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