Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles in sunscreens: focus on their safety and effectiveness

TG Smijs, S Pavel - Nanotechnology, science and applications, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Sunscreens are used to provide protection against adverse effects of ultraviolet (UV) B (290–
320 nm) and UVA (320–400 nm) radiation. According to the United States Food and Drug …

Materials science challenges in skin UV protection: a review

OP Egambaram, S Kesavan Pillai… - Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
UV radiation is one of the critical environmental stress factors for human skin, which can
trigger various problems such as pruritus, burning, erythema, premature skin aging and skin …

Transparent conducting oxides—an up-to-date overview

A Stadler - Materials, 2012 - mdpi.com
Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) are electrical conductive materials with comparably
low absorption of electromagnetic waves within the visible region of the spectrum. They are …

Blueshift of optical band gap in ZnO thin films grown by metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition

ST Tan, BJ Chen, XW Sun, WJ Fan, HS Kwok… - Journal of Applied …, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
The optical band gap of ZnO thin films deposited on fused quartz by metal-organic chemical-
vapor deposition was studied. The optical band gap of as-grown ZnO blueshifted from 3.13 …

The effects of adding different adhesive layers with a microstructure fiber sensor based on surface plasmon resonance: a numerical study

A Shafkat, ANZ Rashed, HM El-Hageen, AM Alatwi - Plasmonics, 2021 - Springer
The adhesive layer plays a significant role in the fabrication process of plasmonic
nanoantennas, micro-biosensors, nanostructures, solar cells, etc., as it delivers support to …

Infrared dielectric functions and phonon modes of high-quality ZnO films

N Ashkenov, BN Mbenkum, C Bundesmann… - Journal of applied …, 2003 - pubs.aip.org
Infrared dielectric function spectra and phonon modes of high-quality, single crystalline, and
highly resistive wurtzite ZnO films were obtained from infrared (300–1200 cm− 1) …

Zinc oxide nanocomb biosensor for glucose detection

JX Wang, XW Sun, A Wei, Y Lei, XP Cai, CM Li… - Applied physics …, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
Single crystal zinc oxide nanocombs were synthesized in bulk quantity by vapor phase
transport. A glucose biosensor was constructed using these nanocombs as supporting …

Optical cavity effects in ZnO nanowire lasers and waveguides

JC Johnson, H Yan, P Yang… - The journal of physical …, 2003 - ACS Publications
Wide band gap semiconductor nanostructures with near-cylindrical geometry and large
dielectric constants exhibit two-dimensional ultraviolet and visible photonic confinement (ie …

Growth of ZnO thin films—experiment and theory

F Claeyssens, CL Freeman, NL Allan, Y Sun… - Journal of Materials …, 2005 - pubs.rsc.org
Many recent studies of ZnO thin film growth have highlighted a propensity for forming c-axis
aligned material, with the crystal morphology dominated by the polar {0001} surface. This is …

Enzymatic glucose biosensor based on ZnO nanorod array grown by hydrothermal decomposition

A Wei, XW Sun, JX Wang, Y Lei, XP Cai, CM Li… - Applied Physics …, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
We report herein a glucose biosensor based on glucose oxidase (GOx) immobilized on ZnO
nanorod array grown by hydrothermal decomposition. In a phosphate buffer solution with ap …