Antibacterial activity and mechanism of Ag–ZnO nanocomposite on S. aureus and GFP-expressing antibiotic resistant E. coli

Ishita Matai,Abhay Sachdev,Poornima Dubey,S. Uday Kumar,Bharat Bhushan,P. Gopinath*

Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247667, India

Highlights

•A novel and simple method to synthesize Ag–ZnO nanocomposites.

•Broad spectrum antibacterial activity of Ag–ZnO nanocomposites.

•Investigated the mechanism of antibacterial action of Ag–ZnO nanocomposites.

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