Review on methylene blue: Its properties, uses, toxicity and photodegradation

I Khan, K Saeed, I Zekker, B Zhang, AH Hendi… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The unavailability of clean drinking water is one of the significant health issues in modern
times. Industrial dyes are one of the dominant chemicals that make water unfit for drinking …

A review of the green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using plant extracts and their prospects for application in antibacterial textiles

J Xu, Y Huang, S Zhu, N Abbes… - … of Engineered Fibers …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In an era of environmentally friendly development, methods of the green synthesis of zinc
oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) from plant extracts have become a focus of research …

Antimicrobial metal-based nanoparticles: A review on their synthesis, types and antimicrobial action

MG Correa, FB Martínez, CP Vidal… - Beilstein journal of …, 2020 - beilstein-journals.org
The investigation of novel nanoparticles with antimicrobial activity has grown in recent years
due to the increased incidence of nosocomial infections occurring during hospitalization and …

Plant-mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles: advances in the new millennium towards understanding their therapeutic role in biomedical applications

M Murali, N Kalegowda, HG Gowtham, MA Ansari… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide nanoparticles have become one of the most popular metal oxide nanoparticles
and recently emerged as a promising potential candidate in the fields of optical, electrical …

Facile green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using natural-based materials: Properties, mechanism, surface modification and application

YY Chan, YL Pang, S Lim, WC Chong - Journal of environmental chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
An enormous amount of research had been dedicated to exploring the nanotechnology over
the past decade. The fast-paced development of nanomaterial production has enhanced the …

Characterization and photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoflowers synthesized using Bridelia retusa leaf extract

R Vinayagam, S Pai, T Varadavenkatesan… - Applied …, 2021 - Springer
In the current work, the leaf extract of Bridelia retusa was used for the first time to synthesize
zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs). A zinc nanoparticle-specific 364-nm peak was …

Nanozymes and nanoflower: Physiochemical properties, mechanism and biomedical applications

M Perwez, SY Lau, D Hussain, S Anboo… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural enzymes possess several drawbacks which limits their application in industries,
wastewater remediation and biomedical field. Therefore, in recent years researchers have …

[HTML][HTML] Jute stick extract assisted hydrothermal synthesis of zinc oxide nanoflakes and their enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial efficacy

SMA Nayem, SS Shah, SB Chaity, BK Biswas… - Arabian journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we used green and hydrothermal methodology to prepare zinc oxide (ZnO)
nanoflakes (NFs) with jute stick extract (J–ZnO NFs) as growth substrate. The prepared …

An Astragalus membranaceus based eco-friendly biomimetic synthesis approach of ZnO nanoflowers with an excellent antibacterial, antioxidant and electrochemical …

FU Khan, ZUH Khan, J Ma, AU Khan, M Sohail… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays featuring outstanding eco-friendliness, the phytochemical fabrication method of
nanostructures is very popular. Here, we propose to utilize the Astragalus membranaceus …

Antibacterial nanomaterials for environmental and consumer product applications

W Huang, F Tao, F Li, M Mortimer, LH Guo - NanoImpact, 2020 - Elsevier
The design and synthesis of antibacterial nanomaterials (NM) with improved efficiency,
stability, fouling resistance, biocompatibility and recyclability is a fast-developing field. Here …