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ArticleACS omega2022

Chitosan-Grafted Polyacrylic Acid-Doped Copper Oxide Nanoflakes Used as a Potential Dye Degrader and Antibacterial Agent: In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis.

Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Ikram, Tahira Shujah, Ali Haider, Sadia Naz, Anwar Ul-Hamid, Misbah Naz, Junaid Haider, Iram Shahzadi, Walid Nabgan

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Article in ACS omega, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.

Muhammad BilalSolar Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, Lahore54000, Punjab, Pakistan.
Muhammad IkramSolar Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, Lahore54000, Punjab, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7741-789X
Tahira ShujahDepartment of Physics, University of Central Punjab, Lahore54000, Punjab, Pakistan.
Ali HaiderDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef, University of Agriculture, 66000Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
Sadia NazTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin300308, China.
Anwar Ul-HamidCore Research Facilities, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran31261, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0259-301X
Misbah NazDepartment of Chemistry, University of the Education, 54000Lahore, Pakistan.
Junaid HaiderTianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin300308, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2254-1196
Iram ShahzadiPunjab University College of Pharmacy, Allama Iqbal Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore54000, Pakistan.
Walid NabganDepartament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007Tarragona, Spain.
Applications Research (United States) · USChinese Academy of Sciences · CNKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals · SAKorean Council for University Education · KRMuhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture · PKUniversitat Rovira i Virgili · ESUniversity of Central Punjab · PKUniversity of the Punjab · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examined the catalytic and bactericidal properties of polymer-doped copper oxide (CuO). For this purpose, a facile co-precipitation method was used to synthesize CuO nanostructures doped with CS-g-PAA. Various concentrations (2, 4, and 6%) of dopants were systematically incorporated into a fixed amount of CuO. The prepared samples were analyzed by different optical, structural, and morphological characterizations. Field emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy micrographs indicated that doping transformed CuO's agglomerated rod-like surface morphology to form nanoflakes. UV-vis spectroscopy revealed that the optical spectra of the samples exhibit a redshift after doping, leading to a decrease in band gap energy from 3.3 to 2.5 eV. The purpose of the study was to test the catalytic activity of pristine and CS-g-PAA doped CuO for the degradation of methylene blue in acidic, basic, and neutral conditions using NaBH

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PMID36406528
PMCPMC9670908
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