A review on green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles –An eco-friendly approach

By H. Agarwal, S. V. Kumar, S. Rajeshkumar. Resources and Technology, 2017

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Nanotechnology deals with the production and usage of material with nanoscale dimension. Nanoscale dimension provides nanoparticles a large surface area to volume ratio and thus very specific proper- ties. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) had been in recent studies due to its large bandwidth and high exciton binding energy and it has potential applications like antibacterial, antifungal, anti-diabetic, anti- inflammatory, wound healing, antioxidant and optic properties. Due to the large rate of toxic chemicals and extreme environment employed in the physical and chemical production of these NPs, green methods employing the use of plants, fungus, bacteria, and algae have been adopted. This review is a comprehen- sive study of the synthesis and characterization methods used for the green synthesis of ZnO NPs using different biological sources.

Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry

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Zinc oxide nanoparticles: a review of their biological synthesis, antimicrobial activity, uptake, translocation and biotransformation in plants (2017, background): “, polyphenols, carboxylic acid, amino acids and proteins, might act as stabilizing or growth terminator of ZnO NPs as well as a linker molecule between two or more ZnO NPs in making selfassembly [7, 24].”
Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Eucalyptus globulus Labill. leaf extract and zinc nitrate hexahydrate salt (2020, background): “Thus, throughout the process of nanoparticles formation the NPs stick to each other and impulsively form asymmetrical clusters [68].”
Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles: A review of the synthesis methodology and mechanism of formation (2020, background): “…via green synthesis Although many studies indicate the effectiveness of the green synthesis for the production of metal and metal oxides nanoparticles, this process has only been demonstrated at a laboratory scale (Agarwal et al., 2017; Kharissova et al., 2013; Mirzaei and Darroudi, 2016).”
Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Boosts Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Capsicum annuum L. during Germination (2018, background): “Since ZnO plays a vital role in physiological and anatomical responses, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are mostly usedin agricultural applications [5].”
ZnO Nanostructures in Active Antibacterial Food Packaging: Preparation Methods, Antimicrobial Mechanisms, Safety Issues, Future Prospects, and Challenges (2020, background): “[37–45] Agarwal et al. (2017) reported a broad view towards green synthesis and characterization techniques of ZnO NPs from different biological sources (plant, bacteria, fungus and algae).”