Influence of particle size on the antibacterial activity of zinc oxide

By O. Yamamoto. 2001

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Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry

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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTION OF ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AGAINST FOODBORNE PATHOGENS (2011, background): “The generation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) presents another elucidation of the antibacterial activity of ZnO; H2O2 that generates from the surface of ZnO is considered as an effective mean for the inhibition of bacterial growth (Yamamoto 2001).”
Polymer Nanocomposites as a New Trend for Packaging Applications (2013, background): “coli, possibly because the long and thin CNTs puncture the microbial cells, causing irreversible damages([104]).”
Biosynthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant extracts and evaluation of their antibacterial properties (2018, background): “The generation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from the surface of ZnO is considered as an effective mean for the inhibition of bacterial growth according to some studies [59].”
Mechanism of photogenerated reactive oxygen species and correlation with the antibacterial properties of engineered metal-oxide nanoparticles. (2012, background): “coli cells,(8) but most studies have shown that the antibacterial ability increases with decreasing particle size.(1,28,45,46) A comparison between parts a and b in Figure 4 indicates that NPs show higher antibacterial activity to E.”
Carbon nanofibers decorated with binary semiconductor (TiO 2 /ZnO) nanocomposites for the effective removal of organic pollutants and the enhancement of antibacterial activities (2013, neutral): “Recently, antibacterial activities associated with ZnO nanomaterials have been investigated [23,24].”
Properties of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Activity Against Microbes (2018, background): “It has been reported that the smaller size of zinc oxide nanoparticles exhibits greater antibacterial activity than microscale particles [83].”
Synthesis of Fe3O4 nanoparticles and its antibacterial application (2015, background): “The reason for the bactericidal activity is due to the presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by different nanoparticles [33].”
Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Induce Minimal Phenotypic Changes in a Model Colon Gut Microbiota (2015, neutral): “ZnO NPs have also shown antimicrobial effects on bacteria; these effects are size and concentration dependent, as well as species speciﬁc (Yamamoto, 2001).”