Zinc oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, antimicrobial activity and food packaging applications

PJP Espitia, NFF Soares, JSR Coimbra… - Food and bioprocess …, 2012 - Springer
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is an inorganic compound widely used in everyday applications. ZnO is
currently listed as a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) material by the Food and Drug …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles for food packaging applications

PJP Espitia, CG Otoni, NFF Soares - Antimicrobial food packaging, 2016 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is an inorganic compound widely used in many applications such as in
pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, rubber, commodity chemical, painting, ceramic, and glass …

Synthesis, antibacterial activity, antibacterial mechanism and food applications of ZnO nanoparticles: a review

LE Shi, ZH Li, W Zheng, YF Zhao, YF Jin… - Food Additives & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Bacterial contamination reduces the shelf-life of foods and presents serious risks to human
health. Nanotechnology provides the opportunity for the development of new antibacterial …

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 …

Emerging trends for ZnO nanoparticles and their applications in food packaging

M Zare, K Namratha, S Ilyas, A Sultana… - ACS Food Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs), which are declared as generally recognized as safe
by the US Food and Drug Administration, is discussed in this review to reveal their beneficial …

Antibacterial action of zinc oxide nanoparticles against foodborne pathogens

AA Tayel, WF EL‐TRAS, S Moussa… - Journal of Food …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The current spreading of nanomaterial applications supports the search for further possible
functions of theses diminutive particles. The antibacterial potentiality of zinc oxide (ZnO) …

ZnO nanostructures in active antibacterial food packaging: preparation methods, antimicrobial mechanisms, safety issues, future prospects, and challenges

I Kim, K Viswanathan, G Kasi… - Food Reviews …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Packaging of food products is one of the most important stages of the food supply chain.
Nano-size materials for packing food substances with appropriate properties result in better …

Review on zinc oxide nanoparticles: antibacterial activity and toxicity mechanism

A Sirelkhatim, S Mahmud, A Seeni, NHM Kaus… - Nano-micro letters, 2015 - Springer
Antibacterial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) has received significant interest
worldwide particularly by the implementation of nanotechnology to synthesize particles in …

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles against foodborne pathogens Salmonella typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus

A Akbar, MB Sadiq, I Ali, N Muhammad… - Biocatalysis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
ZnO nanoparticles are well known multifunctional inorganic nanoparticles with predominant
antimicrobial potential. In the current study, ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized and …

Effect of nanocomposite packaging containing ZnO on growth of Bacillus subtilis and Enterobacter aerogenes

H Esmailzadeh, P Sangpour, F Shahraz… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent advances in nanotechnology have opened new windows in active food packaging.
Nano-sized ZnO is an inexpensive material with potential antimicrobial properties. The aim …