DEVELOPMENT OF COPPER AND NICKEL NANOPARTICLES FROM THE BARK EXTRACT OF BRIDELIAFERRUGINEA PLANT FOR USE AS ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT

Abstract

The study is centered on deriving, Copper and Nickel nanoparticles via reduction using Brideliaferruginea bark extract. The nanoparticles were characterized using Ultra-Violet and Fourier Transformation Infrared spectroscopic techniques and were tested for antimicrobial activitiesusing eight bacteria (E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella sp., Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pnemoniae, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853), E. coli (ATCC 35218)) and seven fungi (Aspergilusflavus, Candindaalbicans, Blastomycessp, Fusariumsp, Tricophytonsp, Aspergilusniger, Microsporium sp.) The results of the study show that Brideliaferruginea bark extract acts as a good reducing agent for the synthesis of nanoparticles.