Zinc oxide and its engineered derivative nanomaterials: Insight into energy, environmental, medical, agricultural, and food applications

GF Aaga - Materials Today Sustainability, 2024 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide and zinc oxide-based nanomaterials are among the top materials in the fields of
nanotechnology applications. On the other hand, the current global challenge of providing …

Foliar exposure of deuterium stable isotope-labeled nanoplastics to lettuce: Quantitative determination of foliar uptake, transport, and trophic transfer in a terrestrial …

X Jiang, JC White, E He, CAM Van Gestel… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nanoplastics (NPs) are widely detected in the atmosphere and are likely to be deposited on
plant leaves. However, our understanding of their foliar uptake, translocation, and trophic …

Effect of a Zinc Phosphate Shell on the Uptake and Translocation of Foliarly Applied ZnO Nanoparticles in Pepper Plants (Capsicum annuum)

S Rodrigues, A Avellan, GD Bland… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Here, isotopically labeled 68ZnO NPs (ZnO NPs) and 68ZnO NPs with a thin 68Zn3 (PO4) 2
shell (ZnO_Ph NPs) were foliarly applied (40 μg Zn) to pepper plants (Capsicum annuum) to …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles cooperate with the phyllosphere to promote grain yield and nutritional quality of rice under heatwave stress

S Guo, X Hu, Z Wang, F Yu, X Hou, B **ng - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - pnas.org
To address rising global food demand, the development of sustainable technologies to
increase productivity is urgently needed. This study revealed that foliar application of zinc …

Temporal dynamics of copper-based nanopesticide transfer and subsequent modulation of the interplay between host and microbiota across trophic levels

X Yan, JC White, E He, WJGM Peijnenburg, P Zhang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
During agricultural production, significant quantities of copper-based nanopesticides
(CBNPs) may be released into terrestrial ecosystems through foliar spraying, thereby posing …

Foliar Application of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Alleviates Phenanthrene and Cadmium-Induced Phytotoxicity in Lettuce: Regulation of Plant–Rhizosphere–Microbial …

M Cao, W Lv, F Wang, S Ma, H Geng, J Li… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Foliar application of beneficial nanoparticles exhibits potential in mitigating combined
stresses from heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in crops …

[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterials in Agriculture: A Pathway to Enhanced Plant Growth and Abiotic Stress Resistance

W Zaman, A Ayaz, SJ Park - Plants, 2025 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology has emerged as a transformative field in agriculture, offering innovative
solutions to enhance plant growth and resilience against abiotic stresses. This review …

ZnO Nanofertilizer Reduced Organic Phosphorus Transformation and Altered Microbial Function in Soil for Sustainable Agriculture

J Li, F Wang, J Liu, S Bashir, S Ma, M Cao, J Guo… - ACS …, 2025 - ACS Publications
The impacts of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) as nanofertilizers on the transformation
of phytogenic organic phosphorus (OP), specifically phytic acid (PA) and soy lecithin (LE), as …

Foliar Uptake and Distribution of Metallic Oxide Nanoparticles in Maize (Zea mays L.) Leaf

R Li, R Zhang, Y Li, C Liu, P Wang… - … Science & Technology, 2024 - ACS Publications
The foliar uptake of Fe3O4, Cr2O3, CuO, and ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) by maize (Zea mays
L.) was studied in a lab-scale experiment. The significant increase of Fe concentrations in …

Nanocarrier foliar uptake pathways affect delivery of active agents and plant physiological response

H Kohay, J Wielinski, J Reiser, LA Perkins… - Environmental …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanoparticles enable foliar delivery of genetic material,
herbicides, and nutrients to promote plant growth and yield. Understanding the foliar uptake …