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Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Iraq

University of Diyala lecturer publishes copper oxide nanoparticle drug-carrier study

Dr Yasser Muwaffaq Mahdi of the University of Diyala's College of Education for Pure Sciences has published research on eco-friendly copper oxide nanoparticles in the journal Microbes and Infectious Diseases.

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Why it matters: The paper is a publication in Microbes and Infectious Diseases credited to a lecturer at the University of Diyala's College of Education for Pure Sciences.

The University of Diyala said that Dr Yasser Muwaffaq Mahdi, a lecturer in its College of Education for Pure Sciences, has published a research paper.

According to the university, the paper is titled "Eco-friendly synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles mediated by Saccharomyces cerevisiae as sustainable drug carriers".

The university said the paper appeared in the journal Microbes and Infectious Diseases, which it described as a reputable international journal.

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Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

The study, on copper oxide nanoparticles synthesised with Saccharomyces cerevisiae for use as sustainable drug carriers, is credited to a lecturer in the University of Diyala's College of Education for Pure Sciences.

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