Metallic nanoparticles in cancer: Types, green synthesis, applications, tumor microenvironment and toxicity considerations

D Kapoor, N Maheshwari, N Soni, NJ Singhai… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite decades of research in the field, treating cancer remains a challenge for clinicians.
A new hope is metallic nanoparticles (MNs), which are not only gaining interest from …

Microwave-assisted green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using alkaline extracted crude polysaccharide of C. Nutans: Optimisation, characterisation, toxicity …

K Devasvaran, B Alallam, MA Yunus, FRP Dewi… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Green synthesised metal nanoparticles have been identified as promising materials for the
development of nanomedicine due to their cost effectiveness, toxic-free and sustainable …

Advances in antibacterial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles against Staphylococcus aureus

Y Hao, Y Wang, L Zhang, F Liu, Y **… - Biomedical …, 2024 - spandidos-publications.com
Nanoparticles (NPs) are one of the promising strategies to deal with bacterial infections. As
the main subset of NPs, metal and metal oxide NPs show destructive power against bacteria …

Clinacanthus nutans crude polysaccharide extract as a green platform for microwave-assisted synthesis of silver nanoparticles: optimization, characterization, and …

K Devasvaran, B Alallam, C Lee, YK Yong… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Clinacanthus nutans (C. nutans) is a plant in tropical Asia with proven biological activities.
The optimized extraction method of C. nutans crude polysaccharide (CNP) uses water in the …

Exploring the potential of a Ephedra alata leaf extract: Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant activity, antibacterial properties, and green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles …

A Zaater, MO Serhoud, I Ben Amor, S Zeghoud… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Ephedra alata leaf extracts have therapeutic properties and contain various natural
compounds known as phytochemicals. This study assessed the phytochemical content and …

Extraction and characterization of sodium alginate from native Malaysian brown seaweed Sargassum polycystum

B Alallam, E Abd Kadir, FRP Dewi, YK Yong… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Malaysian seaweed, particularly Sargassum polycystum, has potential for alginate
production, yet an extraction protocol for this seaweed remains lacking. This study aimed to …

Synthesis and characterization of fluorescent ZnO nanoparticles and their biomedical applications

S Veeramani, E Thulasimuthu… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2024 - Elsevier
This article highlights the optical, chemical, and biological properties of fluorescent curcumin-
mediated zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) that were synthesized using a wet chemical …

Exploring the anti-colon cancer potential of Polygonum minus: Integrating in vitro and in silico studies

Z Yang, Z Yang, MZA Bakar, X Deng - Food Bioscience, 2025 - Elsevier
Polygonum minus Huds (PM), commonly known as “laksa leaves”, is a valuable aromatic
plant used in food and traditional medicine, particularly in Southeast Asia. This study aimed …

Physicochemical properties of ZnONPs synthesized by chemical, sonochemical, and green methods: comparative study

A Alsuraihi, MA Salam, N Elbialy - Applied Physics A, 2023 - Springer
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) have gained wide interest owing to their distinct
characteristics. ZnONPs are commonly synthesized by chemical methods that have the …

Facile one-pot hydrothermal synthesis of a zinc oxide/curcumin nanocomposite with enhanced toxic activity against breast cancer cells

LF Madeo, C Schirmer, G Cirillo, S Froeschke… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc oxide/Curcumin (Zn (CUR) O) nanocomposites were prepared via hydrothermal
treatment of Zn (NO3) 2 in the presence of hexamethylenetetramine as a stabilizing agent …