Recent advances in zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) for cancer diagnosis, target drug delivery, and treatment

S Anjum, M Hashim, SA Malik, M Khan, JM Lorenzo… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite breakthroughs in medicine, cancer remains one of the most feared
diseases. Traditionally, chemotherapies have been the treatment of choice. However …

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles: A review of the synthesis methodology and mechanism of formation

M Bandeira, M Giovanela, M Roesch-Ely… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide is of significant importance for many industries due to its versatile properties,
which have been enhanced with the production of this material in the nanoscale …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles: Synthesis, antiseptic activity and toxicity mechanism

A Król, P Pomastowski, K Rafińska… - Advances in colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide (ZnO), as a material with attractive properties, has attracted great interest
worldwide, particularly owing to the implementation of the synthesis of nano-sized particles …

Toward functionalization of ZnO nanotubes and monolayers with 5-aminolevulinic acid drugs as possible nanocarriers for drug delivery: a DFT based molecular …

M Mohammadzaheri, S Jamehbozorgi… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We have investigated the interactions between a 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) drug and ZnO
nanostructures including ZnO monolayers and ZnO nanotubes (ZnONTs) using density …

Detection of hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by metal oxide nanostructures-based gas sensors: A review

A Mirzaei, SG Leonardi, G Neri - Ceramics international, 2016 - Elsevier
Since the sensing capability of semiconducting metal oxides was demonstrated in the
1960s, solid state gas sensors based on these materials have attracted considerable …

Al-doped ZnO for highly sensitive CO gas sensors

M Hjiri, L El Mir, SG Leonardi, A Pistone… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2014 - Elsevier
Al-doped ZnO (AZO) nanoparticles have been prepared using a modified sol–gel technique.
The as-prepared AZO nanoparticles were annealed at 400° C, and their morphologies and …

Gas sensors based on electrospun nanofibers

B Ding, M Wang, J Yu, G Sun - Sensors, 2009 - mdpi.com
Nanofibers fabricated via electrospinning have specific surface approximately one to two
orders of the magnitude larger than flat films, making them excellent candidates for potential …

Nano-crystalline Cu-doped ZnO thin film gas sensor for CO

H Gong, JQ Hu, JH Wang, CH Ong, FR Zhu - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2006 - Elsevier
A Cu-doped ZnO (CZO) film was prepared on a glass substrate by co-sputtering using ZnO
and Cu targets. The CZO film possessed a columnar structure consisting of small crystals …

Low temperature acetylene gas sensor based on Ag nanoparticles-loaded ZnO-reduced graphene oxide hybrid

ASMI Uddin, DT Phan, GS Chung - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper scrutinizes the fabrication of a chemiresistive type of acetylene (C 2 H 2) gas
sensor by synthesizing a silver (Ag)-loaded zinc oxide (ZnO)-reduced graphene oxide (Gr) …

Facile synthesis, stabilization, and anti-bacterial performance of discrete Ag nanoparticles using Medicago sativa seed exudates

AI Lukman, B Gong, CE Marjo, U Roessner… - Journal of colloid and …, 2011 - Elsevier
The biogenic synthesis of metal nanomaterials offers an environmentally benign alternative
to the traditional chemical synthesis routes. Colloidal silver (Ag) nanoparticles were …