CuO nanoparticles/clinoptilolite composite

Sonochemical Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Activity Investigation of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles/Clinoptilolite Composite

CuO nanoparticles (NPs)/clinoptilolite composite was obtained via sonochemical synthesis using copper sulfate as a precursor and sodium hydroxide as a precipitating agent. The synthesized composite was characterized by XRD, EDX, FTIR, and SEM techniques. High antibacterial activity of the composite against the gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus ATCC 25923 was established.