Review on zinc oxide nanoparticles: antibacterial activity and toxicity mechanism

A Sirelkhatim, S Mahmud, A Seeni, NHM Kaus… - Nano-micro letters, 2015 - Springer
Antibacterial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) has received significant interest
worldwide particularly by the implementation of nanotechnology to synthesize particles in …

Green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles via biological entities

M Shah, D Fawcett, S Sharma, SK Tripathy… - Materials, 2015 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology is the creation, manipulation and use of materials at the nanometre size
scale (1 to 100 nm). At this size scale there are significant differences in many material …

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Hibiscus subdariffa leaf extract: effect of temperature on synthesis, anti-bacterial activity and anti-diabetic activity

N Bala, S Saha, M Chakraborty, M Maiti, S Das… - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) have been synthesized using Hibiscus subdariffa leaf
extract. Temperature dependent synthesis and particle growth have been studied. Formation …

The effects of interfacial potential on antimicrobial propensity of ZnO nanoparticle

M Arakha, M Saleem, BC Mallick, S Jha - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
The work investigates the role of interfacial potential in defining antimicrobial propensity of
ZnO nanoparticle (ZnONP) against different Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria …

Preparation, characterization, and antimicrobial activity of gelatin/ZnO nanocomposite films

S Shankar, X Teng, G Li, JW Rhim - Food Hydrocolloids, 2015 - Elsevier
Gelatin-based zinc oxide nanoparticle (ZnO NPs) nanocomposite films were prepared using
various types of ZnO NPs, which were synthesized using two different zinc salts (zinc nitrate …

Self‐assembly of antimicrobial peptides on gold nanodots: against multidrug‐resistant bacteria and wound‐healing application

WY Chen, HY Chang, JK Lu, YC Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Photoluminescent gold nanodots (Au NDs) are prepared via etching and codeposition of
hybridized ligands, an antimicrobial peptide (surfactin; SFT), and 1‐dodecanethiol (DT), on …

Nanomaterials in consumer products: a challenging analytical problem

C Contado - Frontiers in chemistry, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Many products used in everyday life are made with the assistance of nanotechnologies.
Cosmetic, pharmaceuticals, sunscreen, powdered food are only few examples of end …

Photoluminescent ZnO nanoparticles and their biological applications

ZY Zhang, HM Xiong - Materials, 2015 - mdpi.com
During the past decades, numerous achievements concerning luminescent zinc oxide
nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have been reported due to their improved luminescence and good …

Safety assessment of nanocomposite for food packaging application

JY Huang, X Li, W Zhou - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
While competition is intense and innovation is vital in the domain of nanotechnology,
utilisation of nanocomposites in food packaging has become the most developed area in the …

Synthesis and characterization of antibacterial carboxymethyl cellulose/ZnO nanocomposite hydrogels

M Yadollahi, I Gholamali, H Namazi… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, carboxymethyl cellulose/ZnO nanocomposite hydrogels have been synthesized
through the in situ formation of ZnO nanoparticles within swollen carboxymethyl cellulose …