Table 3 Previous studies of some metal oxide nanoparticles for antibacterial applications.
Nanoparticle type | Synthesis method | Particle size (nm) | Antibacterial applications | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Copper oxide NPs (CuO) | Green synthesis Using Aerva javanica Leaf Extract | 15–23 | Antibacterial activity against bacterial pathogens of E. coli., P. aeruginosa., A. baumannii., S. aureus. | |
Copper oxide NPs (CuO) | Green synthesis using Cardiospermumhalicacabum extract | 10 ± 2 | Antibacterial activity against Gram-positive organisms such as Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. | |
Copper oxide NPs (CuO) | Green synthesis using copper (Cu) tolerant bacterial isolate Serratia sp. ZTB29 strain | 20–40 | Antimicrobial activity against Xanthomonas Sp. and E. coli | |
Copper oxide NPs (CuO) | Green synthesis using ethanolic extracts of Azadirachta indica and Simmondsia chinensis | 10.7–30.9 | Antibacterial activity against clinical isolates, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), E.coli, P.aeruginosa, Acinetobacter spp., Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | |
Copper oxide NPs (CuO) | Green synthesis using Calotropis procera leaf extract | 20–80 | Anti-fungal and anti-bacterial activities | |
Copper oxide NPs (CuO) | Green synthesis using Zingiber officinale Rhizome Extract | 4.35 | Antibacterial activity against S.aureus ATCC 25,926 and E.coli ATCC25922 | |
Copper oxide NPs (CuO) | Green synthesis Using pomegranate (Punica granatum) extracts | < 100 | Antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria | |
Copper oxide NPs (CuO) | Green synthesis using Aloe Vera Miller leaf extract | 21.3 ± 2.1 | Achieving an MIC of 62.5 µg/mL against both E. coli and S. aureus and > 99.9% bacterial kill within 4 h of colloidal manifest. | |
Copper oxide NPs (CuO) | Green synthesis using Peel of Pomegranate extract. | 36.99–55.17 | antibacterial activity of Cu (NO3)2 nanoparticle against Salmonella (ATCC®9270TM) | |
Copper oxide NPs (CuO) | Green synthesis using ginger (Zingiber officinale, ZO) and garlic (Allium sativum, AS) extracts. | < 50 | Antibacterial potential of extract doped CuO NPs against pathogenic E. coli. | |
Magnesium oxide NPs (MgO) | Green synthesis using the metabolites secreted by brown algae, Cystoseira crinita, | 3–18 | promising activities against Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and Candida albicans with MIC values ranging between 12.5 and 50 µg mL− 1 | |
Silver NPs (AgNPs) | Green synthesis using Trichoderma viride filtrate | 19.6 ± 6.1 | antimicrobial activity compared to OCH alone, with low MIC values against P. aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Aspergillus brasiliensis, and Staphylococcus aureus MRSA |
