Modern Chemistry & Applications

Touseef Amna

Publications

• Research Article
  Facile Synthesis of ZnO-Cu₂O Composite Nanoparticles and Effect of Cu₂O Doping in ZnO on Antimicrobial Activity
  Author(s): Hossein Bayahia, Mohammed Saad Mutlaq Al-Ghamdi, M Shamshi Hassan and Touseef Amna Hossein Bayahia, Mohammed Saad Mutlaq Al-Ghamdi, M Shamshi Hassan and Touseef Amna
  
  The comparative antibacterial activity of ZnO and ZnO-Cu2O composite nanoparticles has been investigated and presented in this manuscript. The present study describes the facile synthesis of pristine ZnO nanoparticles and ZnO-Cu2O composite nanoparticles respectively. ZnO nanoparticles and ZnO-Cu2O composite nanoparticles have been synthesized by simple solution process using zinc nitrate hexahydrate and copper acetate as sole precursor. The diameter of each ZnO and ZnO-Cu2O composite nanoparticles lies between 200 to 600 nm respectively as observed from SEM images. Herein, we scrutinized the influence of Cu2O doping in ZnO on the antibacterial activity. The E. coli bacteria which are generally ever-present have been chosen as the model organisms for relative study. The experimental procedures for the antibacterial test i.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6798.1000237

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