1. Ultrafine Copper Nanoparticles Exhibiting a Powerful Antifungal/Killing Activity Against Corticium Salmonicolor
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Cap Ha Dang, Vo Quoc Khuong, Cuu Khoa Nguyen, Ngoc Quyen Tran, Van Du Cao, Phuong Phong Nguyen, and Xuan Chuong Nguyen
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Nanoparticle ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Nanotechnology ,General Chemistry ,Polymer ,Corticium salmonicolor ,Dispersant ,Copper ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Colloid ,chemistry ,Transmission electron microscopy ,Sodium citrate ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
In this paper ultrafine copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) were prepared from copper salt via chemical reduction method with sodium citrate dispersant and polyvinylalcol (PVA) capping polymer. The colloidal CuNPs were characterized by using UV–Visible spectroscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) techniques. Our obtained results indicated that the CuNPs were produced ranging from 2 to 4 nm in diameter. The colloidal solution at 7 ppm of CuNPs exhibited a powerful antifungal activity against Corticium salmonicolor (C. Salmonicolor). Fungal killing assays showed colloid solutions containing 10 ppm of CuNPs killed entirely the cultured fungus. A highly killing activity against the fungus was also performed when the CuNPs were sprayed on pink disease-infected rubber trees. These positive results may offer a great potential to produce CuNPs-based eco-fungicide for pink disease.
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- 2014
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