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ArticleScientific reports2023

Green synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles and its efficiency in degradation of rifampicin antibiotic.

Dennis Mwanza Nzilu, Edwin Shigwenya Madivoli, David Sujee Makhanu, Sammy Indire Wanakai, Gideon Kirui Kiprono, Patrick Gachoki Kareru

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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62 citing papers in PubMed, 229 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dennis Mwanza NziluChemistry Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya. dennisym21@gmail.com.
Edwin Shigwenya MadivoliChemistry Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
David Sujee MakhanuDepartment of Biological and Physical Sciences, Karatina University, P.O. Box 1957-10101, Karatina, Kenya.
Sammy Indire WanakaiChemistry Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
Gideon Kirui KipronoChemistry Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
Patrick Gachoki KareruChemistry Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology · KEKaratina University · KE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent ages, green nanotechnology has gained attraction in the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles due to their cost-effectiveness, simple preparation steps, and environmentally-friendly. In the present study, copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) were prepared using Parthenium hysterophorus whole plant aqueous extract as a reducing, stabilizing, and capping agent. The CuO NPs were characterized via UV-Vis Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), powder X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS). The UV-Vis spectra of CuO NPs showed a surface plasmonic resonance band to occur at 340 nm. FTIR analysis revealed the presence of secondary metabolites on the surface of CuO NPs, with a characteristic Cu-O stretching band being identified at 522 cm

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Metal NanoparticlesRifampinAnti-Bacterial AgentsCopperMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningOxidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsCoppercupric oxidecuprous oxideOxidesRifampin

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PMID37640783
PMCPMC10462644
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