Bacterial growth inhibition of e. coli by zno tetrapods

ZnO tetrapods were synthesized by thermal oxidation technique under atmospheric pressure to forming as microstructural scale for increasing a high surface to volume ratio which effects to higher reaction rate. ZnO was mixed in nutrient broth (NB) by varies ZnO concentration from 1000 ppm to 500000 ppm. E. coli was growth in mixed NB under temperature of 37 oC for 24 h. The bacterial growth was investigated by a measurement of optical density (OD) using UV-Visible spectrophotometer at wavelength of 600 nm. It was showed that the OD decreasing as a linear function of ZnO concentration at the concentration in range of 1000 ppm to 50000 ppm. Moreover it was rapidly decreased at the concentration are 100000 ppm and 500000 ppm. The result shows the bacterial growth has been decreased. Therefore we concluded that ZnO tetrapods have an inhibition potential for E. coli.