Table 6 Antimicrobial efficacy of Cu: ZnO NPs against E. coli and S. aureus.

From: Integrating microwave-assisted green synthesis, DFT simulations, and biological activity evaluation of copper-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles

Pathogens

Inhibition zone (in diameter)

Ethanol

Methanol

Chloroform

Control

(Amikacin)

S. aureus

18.4 mm

21 mm

21.5 mm

16.1 mm

E. coli

21.6 mm

19 mm

20.5 mm

16 mm