A review of microwave synthesis of zinc oxide nanomaterials: Reactants, process parameters and morphologies

J Wojnarowicz, T Chudoba, W Lojkowski - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a multifunctional material due to its exceptional physicochemical
properties and broad usefulness. The special properties resulting from the reduction of the …

Research progress on chitosan-zinc oxide nanocomposites fabrication, characterization, biomedical and environmental applications

A Sathiyaseelan, KV Naveen, X Zhang, K Han… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The fabrication of biodegradable and biocompatible chitosan (CS)-zinc oxide (ZnO)
nanocomposites (NCs) has produced novel nanomaterials with advanced properties that …

Size-Dependent Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles to Bacteria, Yeast, Algae, Crustaceans and Mammalian Cells In Vitro

A Ivask, I Kurvet, K Kasemets, I Blinova, V Aruoja… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The concept of nanotechnologies is based on size-dependent properties of particles in the 1–
100 nm range. However, the relation between the particle size and biological effects is still …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative assessment of nanomaterial definitions and safety evaluation considerations

DR Boverhof, CM Bramante, JH Butala… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials continue to bring promising advances to science and technology. In concert
have come calls for increased regulatory oversight to ensure their appropriate identification …

Effects of multi-stressors on juveniles of the marine fish Pomatoschistus microps: gold nanoparticles, microplastics and temperature

P Ferreira, E Fonte, ME Soares, F Carvalho… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge on multi-stressors effects required for environmental and human risk
assessments is still limited. This study investigated the combined effects of gold …

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) …

Probabilistic environmental risk assessment of five nanomaterials (nano-TiO2, nano-Ag, nano-ZnO, CNT, and fullerenes)

C Coll, D Notter, F Gottschalk, T Sun, C Som… - …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The environmental risks of five engineered nanomaterials (nano-TiO2, nano-Ag, nano-ZnO,
CNT, and fullerenes) were quantified in water, soils, and sediments using probabilistic …

Tuning the structural, optical, electrical, and dielectric properties of PVA/PVP/CMC ternary polymer blend using ZnO nanoparticles for nanodielectric and …

AA Al-Muntaser, E Alzahrani, HM Abo-Dief, A Saeed… - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanocomposite films made of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and
carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and filled with different concentrations of zinc oxide …

Toxicity and Accumulation of Cu and ZnO Nanoparticles in Daphnia magna

Y **ao, MG Vijver, G Chen… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
There is increasing recognition that the wide use of nanoparticles, such as Cu (CuNPs) and
ZnO nanoparticles (ZnONPs), may pose risks to the environment. Currently there is …

Effects of long-term exposure to zinc oxide nanoparticles on development, zinc metabolism and biodistribution of minerals (Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn) in mice

C Wang, J Lu, L Zhou, J Li, J Xu, W Li, L Zhang… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (nano-ZnOs) are widely used and possess great potentials in
agriculture and biomedicine. It is inevitable for human exposure to these nanoparticles …