Copper Nanoparticles Mediated by Chitosan Synthesis and Characterization via Chemical Methods.docVIP

Molecules 2012, 17, 14928-14936; doi:10.3390/molecules171214928 OPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Article Copper Nanoparticles Mediated by Chitosan: Synthesis and Characterization via Chemical Methods Muhammad Sani Usman 1,*, Nor Azowa Ibrahim 1,*, Kamyar Shameli 1,2, Norhazlin Zainuddin 1 and Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus 3 1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia; E-Mails: kamyarshameli@ (K.S.); hazlin@.my (N.Z.) 2 Materials and Energy Research Centre, Karaj 317-798-3634, Iran 3 Department of Chemistry