Investigation of Antibacterial Activity and Polyethersulfone (Pes) Membrane Usability of Delafossite-Type Cumno2 and Cumno2-Nh2 Nanostructures

Abstract

Membrane fouling is one of the most important issues in membrane studies and remains a current challenge. Therefore, developing composite membranes to reduce fouling is essential. In this study, delafossite-type CuMnO2 and CuMnO2-NH2 nanostructures were synthesized and characterized in detail using various instrumental tools, including SEM, SEM-Elemental Mapping, P-XRD, BET, and FTIR. The biological properties of CuMnO2 and CuMnO2-NH2 nanostructures, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, cell viability, antidiabetic activity, antibiofilm activity, and DNA fragmentation, were examined. Both materials exhibited good antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antibiofilm properties. The highest antioxidant activity for CuMnO2 was 75.93% at 100 mg/L, while the highest antioxidant activity for CuMnO2-NH2 was 92.35% at 100 mg/L. The most effective MIC value of 16 mg/L was obtained for CuMnO2 against Enterococcus hirae and Enterococcus faecalis. The highest amylase activity, at 165.2%, was observed at 100 mg/L for CuMnO2. Both CuMnO2 and CuMnO2-NH2 exhibited complete inhibition of microbial cell viability (100%) at 100 mg/L. Additionally, they demonstrated excellent biofilm inhibition activities against S. aureus and P. aureginosa. Furthermore, the use of polyethersulfone (PES) membranes coated with CuMnO2 and CuMnO2-NH2 compounds for the eradication of Escherichia coli was investigated, along with the antibacterial activities of the membrane surface and permeate.