Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of bioapplications of flower shaped hybrid copper (Cu) nanostructures with corn silk extract

With the development of nanotechnology, the production of nanotechnological products has also increased. Accordingly, the basic physical and chemical properties of new products have been allowed to change, and in this context, studies have increased. These nano-sized particles are widely used in medicine, biology, chemistry, pharmacy, environmental science, materials science and many disciplines. Today, mono or complex nanoparticles with different morphologies can be synthesized based on metal, metal alloy, ceramic and polymer or by combining them with desired properties. These new methods are often preferred due to the emergence of newer and lower toxicity methods of nanoparticle synthesis. The biological synthesis method known as green synthesis, which is one of the newest methods, is produced by using extracts of various organic structures (yeast, fungus, plant, fruit, etc.) with the advantage of being both faster and more economical, as well as having less toxicity compared to chemical and physical production. It has been one of the most commonly used methods. Hybrid nano flower structures are formed by using organic-inorganic metal structures together in nanoparticle production. Nano flower structures are used in many scientific fields. An increase in the catalytic activities of copper oxide nano flower structures synthesized with extracts of different plants and antibacterial effects against various bacteria were determined. In the thesis, which will be carried out under the leadership of these studies, copper oxide nano flower structures will be synthesized using the green synthesis method using the tassel part of the corn plant, which is generally used as waste, and the antimicrobial, antioxidant and photocatalytic activities of the copper oxide nano flower structures will be determined. Ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer to determine the light absorption potential of the synthesized nanoflower, Dynamic Light Scattering to measure its effective size, Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) to determine the functional groups involved in the nanoflower structure, and Scanning Electron Microscopy to detect the morphological features of the nanoflowers. will be used