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  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,191 Views
14 Pages

Surface-Functionalised Copper Oxide Nanoparticles: A Pathway to Multidrug-Resistant Pathogen Control in Medical Devices

  • James Hall,
  • Subbareddy Mekapothula,
  • Rebecca Coxhill,
  • Dominic Craske,
  • Adam M. Varney,
  • Gareth W. V. Cave and
  • Samantha McLean

26 November 2024

Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) offer promising antimicrobial properties against a range of pathogens, addressing the urgent issue of antibiotic resistance. This study details the synthesis of glutamic acid-coated CuONPs (GA-CuONPs) and their fun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,608 Views
13 Pages

Portable Detection of Copper Ion Using Personal Glucose Meter

  • Bin Du,
  • Taoying Chen,
  • Anqi Huang,
  • Haijun Chen and
  • Wei Liu

31 October 2024

A simple and sensitive method for Cu2+ detection was developed using the Cu+-catalyzed alkyne–azide cycloaddition reaction, Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as the reaction platform, and a portable blood glucose meter (PGM) as the detection...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,450 Views
8 Pages

26 March 2018

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry of compounds containing carboxyl groups was carried out by using semiconductor nanoparticles (CdTe and CuO) as the matrix. Salicylic acid (Sal), glucuronic acid (Glu), ibuprofen (Ibu), and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
6,468 Views
16 Pages

Interaction between Copper Oxide Nanoparticles and Amino Acids: Influence on the Antibacterial Activity

  • Elena Badetti,
  • Loris Calgaro,
  • Laura Falchi,
  • Alessandro Bonetto,
  • Cinzia Bettiol,
  • Benedetta Leonetti,
  • Emmanuele Ambrosi,
  • Elisabetta Zendri and
  • Antonio Marcomini

The increasing concern about antibiotic-resistance has led to the search for alternative antimicrobial agents. In this effort, different metal oxide nanomaterials are currently under investigation, in order to assess their effectiveness, safety and m...