SUSTAINABILITY, cilt.15, sa.5, ss.4638-4653, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
Due to its distinct, atypical features and possible applications, three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical nanoflowers have sparked considerable interest. Copper (II) ions were employed as inorganic
components in this study, whereas various extracts from Aspergillus terreus and their extracted main
components were used as organic components. Extracts from A. terreus and its isolated principal
component molecules can first form complexes with copper ions, and these complexes subsequently
become nucleation sites for primary copper phosphate crystals, showing interactions using an easy
and successful self-assembly template synthesis technique. Therefore, the process results in the
formation of 3D nanoflowers among the A. terreus extract and its remoted important additives in
addition to copper ions, ensuing in a completely unique round flower-like shape containing loads
of nanopetals under the most excellent conditions along with pH, attention of organic–inorganic
additives, temperature, and the quantity of copper nitrate on nanoflower formation. Furthermore,
A. terreus and its isolated major components, Cu3
(PO4
)2 nanoflowers, seemed to have a remarkable
antibacterial effect. Our findings highlight the benefits of nanoflowers made with A. terreus and its
isolated secondary metabolites of inorganic structures, which could be used in industrial biocatalysts,
biosensors, and environmental chemistry.