Dispersion and Optical Activities of Copper (II) Metal Oxide Nanoparticles with Polyethylene Glycol in Aqueous Medium Studied with Physicochemical Properties and UV-Vis Spectrophotometry

Abstract

Copper (II) oxide nanoparticles are considered to be transition metal oxide having unique properties and could be useful in biochemical and biomedical applications. The hydrophilic biocompatible polyethylene glycols (PEG) were used for dispersion of CuO in aqueous medium. The physicochemical properties (PCPs) and absorbance were determined for CuO dispersed. The PCPs and optical data showed a maximum CuO dispersion with water and PEG which revealed that the impact of the hydrophobic chain and hydrophilic [sbond]OH groups in PEG on dispersion activities The results can provide new insights in the development of dispersion activities of CuO with PEG _{(400 and 6000).}

Keywords:

• Copper oxide nanoparticles
• PEG biocompatible polymer
• dispersion activities
• physicochemical properties

Acknowledgements

The authors are thankful to the UGC-SAP, New Delhi, India.