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| Title |
Green Microwave-Assisted Combustion Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles with Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad: Characterization and Biomedical Applications
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| Published in |
Molecules, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.3390/molecules22020301 |
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| Authors |
Susan Azizi, Rosfarizan Mohamad, Mahnaz Mahdavi Shahri |
| Abstract |
In this paper, a green microwave-assisted combustion approach to synthesize ZnO-NPs using zinc nitrate and Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad (fruit, seed and pulp) extracts as bio-fuels is reported. The structure, optical, and colloidal properties of the synthesized ZnO-NP samples were studied. Results illustrate that the morphology and particle size of the ZnO samples are different and depend on the bio-fuel. The XRD results revealed that hexagonal wurtzite ZnO-NPs with mean particle size of 27-85 nm were produced by different bio-fuels. The optical band gap was increased from 3.25 to 3.40 eV with the decreasing of particle size. FTIR results showed some differences in the surface structures of the as-synthesized ZnO-NP samples. This led to differences in the zeta potential, hydrodynamic size, and more significantly, antioxidant activity through scavenging of 1, 1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radicals. In in vitro cytotoxicity studies on 3T3 cells, a dose dependent toxicity with non-toxic effect of concentration below 0.26 mg/mL was shown for ZnO-NP samples. Furthermore, the as-synthesized ZnO-NPs inhibited the growth of medically significant pathogenic gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aurous) and gram-negative (Peseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli) bacteria. This study provides a simple, green and efficient approach to produce ZnO nanoparticles for various applications. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 117 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 14% |
| Researcher | 15 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 7% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 15% |
| Unknown | 39 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 21 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 10% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 8 | 7% |
| Materials Science | 7 | 6% |
| Engineering | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 16% |
| Unknown | 45 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
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