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ArticleHeliyon2025

Anodized CuO Nanoflakes for the Antibacterial and Antifungal Applications.

Niharika Mp, B Manmadha Rao

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Article in Heliyon, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Niharika MpBioengineering and Materials Research (BMR) Group, Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT-AP University, AP Secretariat, Inavolu, Amaravati, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522237, India.
B Manmadha RaoBioengineering and Materials Research (BMR) Group, Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT-AP University, AP Secretariat, Inavolu, Amaravati, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522237, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The remarkable properties of CuO ("Copper Oxide") nanostructures have attracted much interest recently in investigating the potential for use in many sectors, including antibacterial applications. While much of the work has been on nanoparticles, the studies on film-based CuO are still very few. In this work, we emphasize the effective approach to inhibit the bacterial and fungal growth by synthesizing CuO film-based nanostructures mainly with the investigation of the effect of morphology on the antibacterial properties of CuO prepared via electrochemical anodization method. The tenorite phase and monoclinic structure were validated through XRD analysis with the average crystallite size in the range of 15.3 nm, whereas FESEM recorded nanowire and nanoflake morphologies which showed variable activities against bacteria. UV-Vis spectroscopy obtained a bandgap ranging between 1.42 and 1.44 eV. The agar diffusion method was used for assessing the antibacterial and antifungal properties. The generation of Cu

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AntibacterialAntifungalCuO nanoflakesElectrochemical anodizationNanowiresZone of inhibition

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PMID39981373
PMCPMC11840185

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