Open AccessCopper/copper oxide nanoparticles synthesis using Stachys lavandulifolia and its antibacterial activity
Author(s) -
Khatami Mehrdad,
Heli Hossein,
Mohammadzadeh Jahani Peyman,
Azizi Hakim,
Lima Nobre Marcos Augusto
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
iet nanobiotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1751-875X
DOI - 10.1049/iet-nbt.2016.0189
Subject(s) - copper , nanoparticle , oxide , nuclear chemistry , copper oxide , antibacterial activity , materials science , chemistry , nanotechnology , metallurgy , bacteria , biology , genetics
Nanoparticles of copper/cuprous oxide (Cu/Cu 2 O) were successfully synthesised by a green chemistry route. The synthesis process was carried out using an extract of Stachys lavandulifolia as both reducing and capping agents with a facile procedure. The nanoparticles were characterised by different techniques including X‐ray diffraction, indicating that the synthesised sample comprised both copper and cuprous oxide entity. The nanoparticles had a mean size of 80 nm and represented an impressive bactericidal effect on Pseudomonas aeruginosa .