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ReviewBiotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2025

Biogenic copper and copper oxide nanoparticles to combat multidrug-resistant

Gamal M El-Sherbiny, M E Shehata, Mohamed H Kalaba

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Review in Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Engineering copper and copper-based materials for a post-antibiotic era.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Gamal M El-SherbinyBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.
M E ShehataBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.
Mohamed H KalabaBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 11884, Egypt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance has increased alarmingly in recent years, with the World Health Organization identifying multidrug-resistant Objective: This review uniquely evaluates the emerging evidence for biosynthesized copper nanoparticles as a sustainable, cost-effective, and potentially alternative to conventional antibiotics against multidrug-resistant Methods: We systematically analyzed current literature on green synthesis methods for copper and copper oxide nanoparticles, their characterization techniques, antimicrobial mechanisms, and efficacy against multidrug-resistant Results: Unlike other metal nanoparticles, biosynthesized copper nanoparticles demonstrate significant antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant Conclusion: This broad assessment of biosynthesized copper nanoparticles shows strong potential as a therapy against MDR

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Antibacterial propertiesBiogenic synthesis of copper nanoparticles (Cu-NPs)Characterization techniquesCopper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs)Mechanisms of actionStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID40487876
PMCPMC12142560

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