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 …

Antimicrobial properties of ZnO nanomaterials: A review

R Kumar, A Umar, G Kumar, HS Nalwa - Ceramics International, 2017 - Elsevier
Waterborne diseases significantly affect the human health and are responsible for high
mortality rates worldwide. Traditional methods of the treatment are now insignificant as …

Antibacterial activity of ZnO and CuO nanoparticles against gram positive and gram negative strains

R Dadi, R Azouani, M Traore, C Mielcarek… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This is a report on the antibacterial activity of ZnO and CuO nanoparticles synthesized via
sol-gel method. The studies were performed on Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and …

A review on bidirectional analogies between the photocatalysis and antibacterial properties of ZnO

J Liu, Y Wang, J Ma, Y Peng, A Wang - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019 - Elsevier
As a multi-functional biosafety material with outstanding anti-ultraviolet property, good
photocatalytic property as well as antibacterial activity, ZnO shows promising practical …

Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticle using insulin plant ( Costus pictus D. Don ) and investigation of its antimicrobial as well as anticancer …

J Suresh, G Pradheesh, V Alexramani… - Advances in Natural …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work we aim to synthesize biocompatible ZnO nanoparticles from the zinc nitrate via
green process using leaf extracts of the Costus pictus D. Don medicinal plant. FTIR studies …

Structural, optical and antibacterial activity studies on CMC/PVA blend filled with three different types of green synthesized ZnO nanoparticles

AY Yassin, AM Abdelghany, RS Salama… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2023 - Springer
In this work, zinc oxide (ZnO) was produced using extracts of Thymus (Z), Hibiscus rosa-
sinensis (K), and Daucus carota (G). Furthermore, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) …

Reactive oxygen species mediated bacterial biofilm inhibition via zinc oxide nanoparticles and their statistical determination

S Dwivedi, R Wahab, F Khan, YK Mishra, J Musarrat… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The formation of bacterial biofilm is a major challenge in clinical applications. The main aim
of this study is to describe the synthesis, characterization and biocidal potential of zinc oxide …

ZnO nanoparticles induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in HepG2 and MCF-7 cancer cells and their antibacterial activity

R Wahab, MA Siddiqui, Q Saquib, S Dwivedi… - Colloids and surfaces B …, 2014 - Elsevier
Liver and breast cancer are the most traumatic diseases because they affect the major
organs of the body. Nanomedicine recently emerged as a better option for the treatment of …

Curcumin assisted green synthesis of silver and zinc oxide nanostructures and their antibacterial activity against some clinical pathogenic multi-drug resistant bacteria

N El-Kattan, AN Emam, AS Mansour, MA Ibrahim… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
According to WHO warnings, the antibiotic resistance crisis is a severe health issue in the
21st century, attributed to the overuse and misuse of these medications. Consequently, the …

Mitochondrial and Chromosomal Damage Induced by Oxidative Stress in Zn2+ Ions, ZnO-Bulk and ZnO-NPs treated Allium cepa roots

B Ahmed, S Dwivedi, MZ Abdin, A Azam, M Al-Shaeri… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Large-scale synthesis and release of nanomaterials in environment is a growing concern for
human health and ecosystem. Therefore, we have investigated the cytotoxic and genotoxic …