Chitosan capped copper oxide/copper nanoparticles encapsulated microbial resistant nanocomposite films

Tippabattini Jayaramudu, Kokkarachedu Varaprasad, Radha D. Pyarasani, K. Koteshwara Reddy, Kanderi Dileep Kumar, A. Akbari-Fakhrabadi, R. V. Mangalaraja, John Amalraj

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Abstract

Chitosan (CH) capped inorganic nanomaterials have been considered as significant antibacterial materials in the clinical field. This work shows the synthesis of two new different antibacterial composite films as a result of the incorporation of CH capped copper oxide (CHCuO) and copper (CHCu) nanoparticles (NPs). Here, CHCuO and CHCu NPs were achieved by a facile chemical reduction of Cu2+ ions using sodium hydroxide and ascorbic acid. TEM analysis revealed the morphology as rod-type nanoflakes for CHCuO and a spherical shape for CHCu NPs with ~7 ± 2 nm size. Antimicrobial activity of the developed materials was studied by the inhibition zone method, against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. The antimicrobial activity revealed that the CHCuO NPs and CHCuO-CH film showed a higher inhibition zone than the other nanomaterials. The results suggested that the synthesized materials can be used in wound dressing applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)499-508
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volume128
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CHCu NPs
  • CHCuO NPs
  • Chitosan

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