[HTML][HTML] Enhanced bioactivity of ZnO nanoparticles—an antimicrobial study

N Padmavathy, R Vijayaraghavan - Science and technology of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we investigate the antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles with various
particle sizes. ZnO was prepared by the base hydrolysis of zinc acetate in a 2-propanol …

Effect of Zn salts and hydrolyzing agents on the morphology and antibacterial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles

S Shankar, JW Rhim - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2019 - Springer
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) are considered safe as antibacterials. Those
nanoparticles should preferably have uniform size and shape, but conditions to obtain …

Antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles prepared via non-hydrolytic solution route

R Wahab, A Mishra, SI Yun, YS Kim… - Applied microbiology and …, 2010 - Springer
The antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles has been investigated and presented in this
paper. Nanoparticles were prepared via non-hydrolytic solution process using zinc acetate …

Increased antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles: Influence of size and surface modification

BL da Silva, BL Caetano, BG Chiari-Andréo… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the current study, the size and surface of ZnO nanoparticle (ZnO NP) suspensions and
powders were finely controlled to evaluate their influence on the ZnO antibacterial activity …

[PDF][PDF] Antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticle on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

Z Emami-Karvani, P Chehrazi - Afr J Microbiol Res, 2011 - academia.edu
Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus
aureus (S. aureus) were used as test microorganisms. The effects of particle size and …

Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles and study of their antibacterial and antifungal properties

D Sharma, J Rajput, BS Kaith, M Kaur, S Sharma - Thin solid films, 2010 - Elsevier
In this paper, ZnO nanoparticles have been synthesized with and without the use of
surfactants under different reaction conditions. The size of the ZnO nanoparticles varied in …

In vitro evaluation of antibacterial properties of zinc oxide nanoparticles on pathogenic prokaryotes

ES Nazoori, A Kariminik - Journal of Applied Biotechnology Reports, 2018 - biotechrep.ir
Introduction: Recent increases in microbial resistance to multiple antibiotics have led to the
emergence of more economical methods for producing nanoparticles with physical …

Role of physical and chemical interactions in the antibacterial behavior of ZnO nanoparticles against E. coli

Y Jiang, L Zhang, D Wen, Y Ding - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) exhibit antibacterial activity against both Gram-
positive and Gram-negative bacteria. However, the antimicrobial mechanism of ZnO NPs …

Interaction of ZnO nanoparticles with microbes—a physio and biochemical assay

N Padmavathy… - Journal of biomedical …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
The antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles (nano ZnO) on various microorganisms has
been investigated in this study and acting mechanism is proposed for E. coli a model …

Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles with chitosan as stabilizing agent and their antibacterial properties against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

NAA Yusof, NM Zain, N Pauzi - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Antibacterial activity of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles have received significant interest,
particularly by the implementation of nanotechnology to synthesize particles in nanometer …