Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficacy of Reduced Graphene-ZnO-Copper Nanocomplex.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of antibiotic-resistant diseases drives a constant hunt for new substitutes. Metal-containing inorganic nanoparticles have broad-spectrum antimicrobial potential to kill Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. In this investigation, reduced graphene oxide-coated zinc oxide-copper (rGO@ZnO-Cu) nanocomposite was prepared by anchoring Cu over ZnO nanorods followed by coating with graphene oxide (GO) and subsequent reduction of GO to rGO. The synthesized nanocomposite was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, elemental analysis, and elemental mapping. Morphologically, ZnO-Cu showed big, irregular rods, rectangular and spherical-shaped ZnO, and anchored clusters of aggregated Cu particles. The Cu aggregates are spread uniformly through

SUBMITTER: Ahmad V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9952439 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature