Biosynthesis of Silver, Copper, and Their Bi-metallic Combination of Nanocomposites by <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>: Their Antimicrobial, Anticancer Activity, and Cytotoxicity Effect.

ABSTRACT: The present study outlines an easy, cheap, and environmentally friendly way to make Staphylococcus aureus-mediated bimetallic silver-copper nanocomposites (Ag/Cu) that can fight cancer and germs. The gram-positive S. aureus synthesized Ag, Cu, and their bi-metallic nanocomposites extracellularly. We aimed to prepare the bimetallic nanocomposite in two different ways, and we compared them in terms of characterization and biological applications. The first one is a bimetallic nanocomposite (Ag/Cu_b) that was made by mixing Ag and Cu metal ions in equal amounts (50:50). Then, the whole mixture was reduced. The second is the after-reduction bimetallic nanocomposite (Ag/Cu_a), in which each metal ion was reduced separately, and then the nanocomposites were mixe

SUBMITTER: Sayed MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11645382 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature