Green biosynthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles using brown marine macroalga Sargassum muticum aqueous extract

By S. Azizi, M. Ahmad, F. Namvar, Rosfarizan Mohamad. 2014

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High-value products from macroalgae: the potential uses of the invasive brown seaweed, Sargassum muticum (2016, background): “S. muticum polysaccharides have also been used to produce silver, zinc and gold nanoparticles that could have applications in the electronics industry as well as in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics (Azizi et al. 2014).”
Cytotoxicity and antibacterial activities of plant-mediated synthesized zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles using Punica granatum (pomegranate) fruit peels extract (2019, background): “ZnO-NPs synthesis from diverse resources such as Ziziphus nummularia leaf extract [5], starch [18], gum tragacanth [13], Catharanthus roseus leaf extract [19], honey [7], brown microalga [20] and seaweed [21] have been described previously.”
A review on green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles –An eco-friendly approach (2017, background): “Extracellular synthesis of NPs from the fungus is highly useful because of large scale production, convenient downstream processing and economic viability [90] .”
Biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles: A review (2015, unknown): “muticum has indicated the formation of pure ZnO NPs in the size range of 30–57 nm with hexagonal crystal structure (Azizi et al., 2014).”