A novel approach for fabrication ZnO/CuO nanocomposite via laser ablation in liquid and its antibacterial activity |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Basic Engineering Sciences, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;2. Basic & Applied Scientific Research Centre, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;3. Department of Basic Sciences, Deanship of Preparatory Year and Supporting Studies, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;4. Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia;5. Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;6. Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | Pulsed laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) has verified its surpassing advantages in the fabrication of several high purity nanostructured metals and metal oxides. In this work, ZnO/CuO heterostructure nanocomposites have been fabricated by laser ablation a Q switched Nd: YAG laser beam (1064 nm, 10 Hz, pulse energy and pulse with 30 mJ and 10 ns) is focused on the surface of the ZnO thin film for 10 min. The fabricated ZnO/CuO nanocomposite was then characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV–vis spectrophotometer, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Raman spectroscopy to investigate the structural, compositional, and optical properties of the fabricated nanocomposite. The synthesized nanocomposites were evaluated as antibacterial agents against both the gram-positive bacterium S. aureus subsp. aureus ATCCBAA-977, and the gram-negative bacteria E. coli ATCC8739, K. pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae ATCC700603, and P. aeruginosa ATCC27853. The as-fabricated ZnO/CuO nanocomposite demonstrated outstanding antibacterial activity except in the case of K. pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae ATCC700603 while the maximum activity was observed against E. coli ATCC8739. |
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| Keywords: | Hetrostructure nanocomposits Pulsed laser ablation Spray pyrolysis Antibacterial activity Zinc Oxide-Copper Oxide |
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