Green synthesis of copper ions nanoparticles functionalized with rhamnolipid as potential antibacterial agent for pathogenic bacteria.

ABSTRACT: Copper-based nanoparticles possess broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, making them a cost-effective alternative to other metal-based nanoparticles. The development of eco-friendly copper based nanopaticles using biodegradable and non-toxic biosurfactants, such as rhamnolipid is being explored in this study. In the present study, Cu(I)-rhamnolipid nanoparticles (Cu(I)-Rl Nps) was prepared by coprecipitation method. The structural analysis by using FTIR and XRD techniques revealed that Cu(I)-Rl Nps was successfully produced, as indicated by the detectable of ionic and covalent-coordinations bond between rhamnolipid and Cu(I) ions. Further analysis using TEM, PSA and ZPA suggest that the resulted Cu(I)-Rl Nps have spherical shape with t

SUBMITTER: Habibah FF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10792634 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature