This study proposes a molecular mechanism for lung epithelial A549 cell response to copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs) related to Cu ions released from CuO-NPs. Cells that survived exposure to CuO-NPs arrested the cell cycle as a result of the downregulation of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), cell division control 2 (CDC2), cyclin B1 (CCNB1), target protein for Xklp2 (TPX2), and au...

Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs) synthesized by an implicitly environmentally benign process using Acanthospermum hispidum L. aqueous plant extract as an effective bio-oxidizing/bio-reducing agent. Phytochemical screening of the fresh aqueous leaves extract showed the presence of coumarins, tannins, saponins, phenols, flavonoids, sterols and volatile oils. Fourier transform infrared spectro...

The structure of thin copper oxide layers which are formed on metallic Cu due to the exposure to air are investigated with Yoneda-XAFS and ReflEXAFS. The measured Yoneda-XAFS data were compared to quantitative model calculations in the framework of the distorted wave Born approximation (DWBA) assuming different model structures for the oxide layer. Yoneda-XAFS fine structure spectra measured fo...

nano structured materials have wide range of applications due to their interesting size-dependent chemical and physical properties compared to particles of size in the range of micrometer. copper oxide nano materials are of interest on account of their potential uses in many technological fields. in this study  cuo nanoparticles were synthesized via simple sol gel method using basic cuso4 as we...

A facile mechanochemical-based method for synthesis of copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles is here by introduced. For this purpose, copper hydroxide powder was synthesized through a facile solution method (CuSO4 + 2 Na(OH) → Cu(OH)2 + Na2SO4) after which milling of as-prepared Cu(OH)2 precursor and NaCl resulted in the mechanochemical dehydration of Cu(OH)2 and dispersion of CuO nanoparticles into...

The increasing production and utilization of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) result in the releases into the environment. However, the influence of CuO NPs on bacterial denitrification, one of the most important pathways to transform nitrate to dinitrogen in environment, has seldom been studied. Here we reported that CuO NPs caused a significant alteration of key protein expressions of a m...

Copper oxide is considered as an alternative electrode material for supercapacitors due to its low cost, chemical stability and high theoretical specific capacitance. In the present work, nanostructured copper (CuO) films are prepared by radio-frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering, influence of substrate temperature on microstructure supercapacitive properties was studied. The at 350 °C exhibit a...

With the growing availability and use of copper-based nanomaterials (Cu-NMs), there is increasing concern regarding their release and potential impact on the environment. In this study, the short-term (≤5 d) aging profile and the long-term (135 d) speciation of dissolved Cu, copper oxide, and copper sulfide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs and CuS-NPs) were investigated in five different soils using X-ra...

Cupric oxide nanostructures were synthesized via a simple reaction between copper nitrate and sodium hydroxide using a sonochemical-assisted method. The synthesized CuO was then characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared, ultraviolet-visible and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Our studies show that the CuO na...

: [email protected] Abstract Three different morphology controlled copper oxide materials (porous microspheres, flower-like, and thorn-like CuO) were prepared by facile and environmentally friendly processes, which were further investigated for their electrochemical properties and performance at lithium-ion battery anodes. CuO microspheres were prepared by simply solution chemistry, whereas flow...