A simple, fast and cost-effective method of synthesis of cupric oxide nanoparticle with promising antibacterial potency: Unraveling the biological and chemical modes of action - Chakraborty, Ruchira; Sarkar, Raj Kumar; Chatterjee, Arijit Kumar; Manju, Unnikrishnan; Chattopadhyay, Asoke Prasun; Basu, Tarakdas (Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2015)
Keywords: agar; Anti-Bacterial Agents - chemical synthesis; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; antibacterial properties; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; atomic force microscopy; Colloids; Copper - pharmacology; cost effectiveness; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Culture Media; cupric oxide; DNA; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; Escherichia coli; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; gel electrophoresis; lipids; mechanism of action; Metal Nanoparticles; minimum inhibitory concentration; nanoparticles; polyvinyl alcohol; Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism; Staphylococcus aureus; sterilizing; transmission electron microscopy; Antibacterial action; Cupric oxide nanoparticle; ROS generation; Modification of Cu(II) oxide NP; Colloidal suspension; Growth media organics