Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Facile synthesis of graphene-tin oxide nanocomposite derived from agricultural waste for enhanced antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Description An account of the resource Antibacterial screening of graphene-tin oxide nanocomposites synthesized from carbonized wood and coconut shell is investigated against Pseudomonas aeruginosa for the first time. Efficient and facile one step hydrothermal process adopted in the present work for the synthesis of graphene-tin oxide nanoparticles provides an ideal method for the economic large-scale production of the same. Graphene-tin oxide nanocomposites derived from wood charcoal possess a spherical morphology whereas rod like structures are seen in the case of coconut shell derivatives. An excitation independent fluorescence response is observed in graphene-tin oxide nanohybrids while graphene oxide nanostructures exhibited an excitation dependent behavior. These hydrophilic nanostructures are highly stable and exhibited no sign of luminescence quenching or particle aggregation even after a storage of 30 months. Bactericidal effects of the nanostructures obtained from coconut shell is found to be relatively higher compared to those procured from wood. This variation in antibacterial performance of the samples is directly related to their morphological difference which in turn is heavily influenced by the precursor material used. MIC assay revealed that coconut shell derived graphene-tin oxide composite is able to inhibit the bacterial growth at a lower concentration (250 ?g/mL) than the other nanostructures. Nanocomposites synthesized from agro-waste displayed significantly higher antimicrobial activity compared to the precursor and graphene oxide nanostructures thereby making them excellent candidates for various bactericidal applications such as disinfectants, sanitary agents etc. 2019, The Author(s). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mohan A.N.; B M.; Panicker S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Scientific Reports, Vol-9, No. 1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Nature Publishing Group Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40916-9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40916-9</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062842089&amp;doi=10.1038%2Fs41598-019-40916-9&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=1fda733d72055ad71ef98ed20224b975" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062842089&amp;doi=10.1038%2fs41598-019-40916-9&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=1fda733d72055ad71ef98ed20224b975</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20452322; PubMed ID: 30862854 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mohan A.N., Materials Science Research Laboratory, Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India; B M., Materials Science Research Laboratory, Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India; Panicker S., Department of Botany, St. Josephs College, Post Graduate and Research Center, Langford Road, Bengaluru, 560027, Karnataka, India