Rapid synthesis of copper nanoparticles using Nepeta cataria leaves: An eco-friendly management of disease-causing vectors and bacterial pathogens

• Mani Mahendrakumar,
• Sundararaj Aruna Sharmili,
• Al-Ghanim Khalid A.,
• John Shiny Punalur,
• Elumalai Kuppusamy,
• Nicoletti Marcello,
• Govindarajan Marimuthu

Affiliations

Mani Mahendrakumar

Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak College (Autonomous), Velachery, Chennai, 600042, Tamil Nadu, India

Sundararaj Aruna Sharmili

Department of Biotechnology, Stella Maris College (Autonomous), Chennai, 600086, Tamil Nadu, India

Al-Ghanim Khalid A.

Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

John Shiny Punalur

Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036, India

Elumalai Kuppusamy

Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, Government Arts College for Men (Autonomous), Nandanam, Chennai, 600035, Tamil Nadu, India

Nicoletti Marcello

Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy

Govindarajan Marimuthu

Department of Zoology, Unit of Vector Control, Phytochemistry and Nanotechnology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India