Zinc oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, modification, and applications in food and agriculture

XQ Zhou, Z Hayat, DD Zhang, MY Li, S Hu, Q Wu… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) have gained significant interest in the agricultural and
food industry as a means of killing or reducing the activity of microorganisms. The …

Nanoparticles—Attractive carriers of antimicrobial essential oils

A Nair, R Mallya, V Suvarna, TA Khan, M Momin… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial pathogens are the most prevalent cause of chronic infections and fatalities around
the world. Antimicrobial agents including antibiotics have been frequently utilized in the …

Retrospective analysis of the key molecules involved in the green synthesis of nanoparticles

F Khan, GJ Jeong, P Singh, N Tabassum, I Mijakovic… - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Emerging nanotechnology leads to success in synthesizing and applying nanoparticles
(NPs) using the green-chemistry approach. NPs synthesized using naturally derived …

Essential oil derived biosynthesis of metallic nano-particles: Implementations above essence

D Pathania, M Sharma, S Kumar, P Thakur… - Sustainable Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoscience is a nano-scale analysis of materials constrained in at least one direction to
100 nm that introduces new perspectives in various areas of science such as genomics …

Adsorption and electrochemical behavior investigation of methyl blue onto magnetic nickel-magnesium ferrites prepared via the rapid combustion process

Y Li, T Wang, S Zhang, Y Zhang, L Yu, R Liu - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a widely used water-soluble azo dye, methyl blue has aroused widespread concern for
its environmental problems. In this paper, magnetic nickel-magnesium ferrites were deemed …

[HTML][HTML] Snail slime-based gold nanoparticles: An interesting potential ingredient in cosmetics as an antioxidant, sunscreen, and tyrosinase inhibitor

V Rizzi, J Gubitosa, P Fini, S Nuzzo, A Agostiano… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to their properties, snail slime-based products have been appreciated and used
worldwide. So, as an alternative and innovative use of snail slime, it was adopted to induce …

Application of chitosan and other biopolymers based edible coatings containing essential oils as green and innovative strategy for preservation of perishable food …

AK Chaudhari, S Das, A Dwivedi, NK Dubey - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Deterioration of perishable foods due to fungal contamination and lipid peroxidation are the
most threatened concern to food industry. Different chemical preservatives have been used …

Optimization, Characterization, and Biological Applications of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Essential Oil of Aerial Part of Laggera tomentosa

YH Gonfa, AA Gelagle, B Hailegnaw, SA Kabeto… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is a green, simple, cost-effective, time-
efficient, and single-step method. This study mainly focused on the synthesis of silver …

Nanopriming Action of Microwave-Assisted Biofunctionalized ZnO Nanoparticles to Enhance the Growth under Moisture Stress in Vigna radiata

R Kalimuthu, K Meenachi Sellan, D Antony… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bare and stabilized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were prepared by a microwave-
assisted method and used as a priming agent to improve the morphological, physiological …

Sage and lavender essential oils as potential antimicrobial agents for foods

B Speranza, A Guerrieri, A Racioppo… - Microbiology …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Modern society is becoming more and more reluctant to use antibiotic or chemical
compounds in food production and is demanding foods without what they perceive as …