Green synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activity of cuprous oxide nanoparticles produced from aloe vera leaf extract and benedict’s solution

Exploring of better alternatives for antibiotics with a nano technological flavor has been recently aroused the interest of scientists. Aim of this study was to introduce an eco-friendly, reproducible, rapid and effective alternative antibacterial agent by green synthesis of cuprous oxide Nanoparticles. In this study, cuprous oxide nanoparticles were green synthesized for the first time from a reaction between Benedict’s solution and Aloe vera leaf extract. The synthesized cuprous oxide Nanoparticles were characterized by different analytical techniques including UV-Visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscopy, Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis, X-Ray diffraction & Particle size analyzer. Synthesized particles were crystalline in nature and arranged as agglomerated nanospheres with an average size of 5-10 nm. According to the antibacterial potentiality assays of prepared cuprous oxide nanoparticles, the synthesized cuprous oxide nanoparticles have high antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus even at lower concentrations (0.3 mg/μl- 0.6 mg/μl). According to the results of the present study, it was concluded that this green synthesized cuprous oxide nanoparticles could be proposed as a powerful eco-friendly, reproducible, rapid and effective antibacterial agent against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.