Nanopesticides have been recently introduced as novel pesticides to overcome the drawbacks of using traditional synthetic pesticides. The present study evaluated the acaricidal activity of Copper/Graphene oxide core-shell nanoparticles against two tick species, Rhipicephalus rutilus and Rhipicephalus turanicus. The Copper/Graphene oxide core-shell nanoparticles were synthetized through the solution plasma (SP) method under different conditions. The nanoparticles synthesized at 180 W and 45 min were highly toxic to Rh. rutilus and Rh. turanicus, with 50% lethal concentration (LC50) values of 248.1 and 195.7 mg ml-1, respectively, followed by those which were synthesized at 120 W/30 mins (LC50 = 581.5 and 526.5 mg ml-1), 120 W/15 mins (LC50 = 606.9 and 686.7 mg ml-1), and 100/45 mins (LC50 = 792.9 and 710.7 mg ml-1), after 24 h of application. The enzyme assays revealed that 180 W/45 min treatment significantly inhibited the activity of acetylcholinesterase (115 +/- 0.81 and 123 +/- 0.33 U/ mg protein/min) and superoxide dismutase (290 +/- 0.18 and 310 +/- 0.92 U/ mg protein/min) in Rh. rutilus and Rh. turanicus, respectively, as compared with the negative control. The results also revealed a significantly increased catalase activity (895 +/- 0.37 and 870 +/- 0.31 U/ mg protein/min) in Rh. rutilus and Rh. turanicus, respectively. The above results indicated that Copper/Graphene oxide core-shell nanoparticles could be a promising alternatives for the management of ticks.
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Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, State Key Lab Met Matrix Composites, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China
Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Ctr Hydrogen Sci, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R ChinaShanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, State Key Lab Met Matrix Composites, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China
Zhang, Yingyue
Guo, Zhenzhen
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Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Rui Jin Hosp, Dept Cardiovasc Med, Sch Med, Shanghai 200025, Peoples R ChinaShanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, State Key Lab Met Matrix Composites, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China
Guo, Zhenzhen
Zhu, Hanrui
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Zhu, Hanrui
Xing, Wenkui
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Xing, Wenkui
Tao, Peng
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Tao, Peng
Shang, Wen
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Shang, Wen
Fu, Benwei
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Fu, Benwei
Song, Chengyi
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Song, Chengyi
Hong, Yuan
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Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Rui Jin Hosp, Dept Orthopaed, Sch Med, Shanghai 200025, Peoples R ChinaShanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, State Key Lab Met Matrix Composites, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China
Hong, Yuan
Dickey, Michael D.
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North Carolina State Univ, Dept Chem & Biomol Engn, Raleigh, NC 27695 USAShanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, State Key Lab Met Matrix Composites, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China
Dickey, Michael D.
Deng, Tao
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Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin Mat & Energie GmbH, Soft Matter & Funct Mat, D-14109 Berlin, GermanyHelmholtz Zentrum Berlin Mat & Energie GmbH, Soft Matter & Funct Mat, D-14109 Berlin, Germany
Welsch, Nicole
Becker, Alisa L.
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Dzubiella, Joachim
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Dzubiella, Joachim
Ballauff, Matthias
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City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Phys & Mat Sci, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaCity Univ Hong Kong, Dept Phys & Mat Sci, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Chen, Xian
Peng, Denfeng
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Peng, Denfeng
Ju, Qiang
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Ju, Qiang
Wang, Feng
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