Abstract
Abstract
This study described the antimicrobial activities of waste biomass-mediated Cu2O/ZnO bi-oxide (BiO) nanocomposites; The Orange peels extract (OPE), and lemon peels extract (LPE), were used to synthesize the bioxide nanoparticles (NPs) designated as OPE/BiONPs, and LPE/BiONPs respectively, and characterized with x-ray diffraction (XRD), and zeta potential (ZP); The average crystalline sizes computed were 11.57 nm and 13.36 nm for OPE/BiONPs and LPE/BiONPs respectively; The zeta potentials values were −36.8 mV, and −35.5 mV for OPE/BiONPs, and LPE/BiONPs respectively; Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer and the BiONPs blends were electrospun into nanofibers to get unblended PAN nanofiber (NF), OPE/BiO NF, and LPE/BiO NF; Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis was used to determine the morphology of the electrospun nanocomposites; The NF, the OPE/BiO NF, and LPE/BiO NF possessed average diameters of 833 ± 125, 282.86 ± 29, and 558.76 ± 81 nm respectively; The nanofibers were examined for their antimicrobial activities against five (5) pathogens of public health significance comprising Gram-positive (Bacillus cereus and Enterococcus faecalis) and Gram-negative (Salmonella enteritidis, Escherichia coli, and Vibrio cholerae) bacteria, using the standard dilution microplate-method; The synthesized nanomaterials showed various levels of inhibitory activities against the target pathogens. The LPE/BiO NPs exhibited 98% inhibition to the growth of Enterococcus faecalis at a concentration of 810 μg ml−1, while OPE/BiO NPs showed 71% inhibition to the Escherichia coli at a concentration of 243 μg ml−1. The LPE/BiONF had 72% inhibition of S. enteritidis at MIC of 2.7 mg ml−1. The antimicrobial activities of CPE/BiONPs, LPE/BiONF and their NFCs could have a comparative advantage against commercial antibiotics and hence could be used in the control of waterborne pathogens.
Funder
North-West University
North-West University, South Africa
National Research Foundation of South Africa
Subject
Metals and Alloys,Polymers and Plastics,Surfaces, Coatings and Films,Biomaterials,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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