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Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of copper nanoparticles
Jeyaraman Ramyadevi,Kadarkaraithangam Jeyasubramanian,A. Marikani,Govindasamy Rajakumar,Abdul Abdul Rahuman +4 more
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Copper nanoparticles synthesized using modified polyol method by the reduction of copper acetate hydrate in the presence of Tween 80 showed more inhibitory activity in bacteria than the fungus and it showed more zone of inhibition in E.coli than C. albicans.About:
This article is published in Materials Letters.The article was published on 2012-03-15. It has received 509 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Aspergillus niger & Candida albicans.read more
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The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles
Jose Ruben Morones,Jose Luis Elechiguerra,A. Camacho,Katherine B. Holt,Juan B. Kouri,Jose Tapia Ramirez,Miguel Jose Yacaman +6 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that the bactericidal properties of the nanoparticles are size dependent, since the only nanoparticles that present a direct interaction with the bacteria preferentially have a diameter of approximately 1-10 nm.
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Strain specificity in antimicrobial activity of silver and copper nanoparticles
TL;DR: The antimicrobial properties of silver and copper nanoparticles were investigated using Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus and found that while silver was in its pure form, an oxide layer existed on the Copper nanoparticles.
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Copper Nanoparticle/Polymer Composites with Antifungal and Bacteriostatic Properties
Nicola Cioffi,Luisa Torsi,Nicoletta Ditaranto,Giuseppina Tantillo,Lina Ghibelli,Luigia Sabbatini,Teresa Bleve-Zacheo,Maria D'alessio,P. Giorgio Zambonin,Enrico Traversa +9 more
TL;DR: A spinnable coating capable of releasing metal species to a broth of living organisms in a controlled manner is an extremely interesting material for a number of biotechnological applications as discussed by the authors.
Short communication Susceptibility constants of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis to silver and copper nanoparticles
TL;DR: In this paper, the antimicrobial properties of silver and copper nanoparticles against Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis were evaluated and the results showed that the reaction of silver nanoparticles of 40 nm with E. coli showed the lowest one (Z=0.0236 mL/μg).
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Susceptibility constants of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis to silver and copper nanoparticles.
TL;DR: Nanoparticle susceptibility constants were defined and used to evaluate the antimicrobial characteristics of silver and copper nanoparticles against Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.
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