“…ZnO NPs have drawn considerable attention and widely used in drug delivery system (Dhivya, Ranjani, Rajendhran, Rajasekaran, & Annaraj, 2015), biosensor construction (Xiong, 2013), and antibacterial studies (Liu, Wang, Ma, Peng, & Wang, 2019; Mao et al, 2017), owing to their pH‐responsive property, tunable shape and pore size, catalytic property, and good biodegradability (Li et al, 2017; Sirelkhatim et al, 2015; Zhang, Nayak, Hong, & Cai, 2013). Meanwhile, ZnO NPs could be dissolved intracellularly owing to the more acidic environment of endosome/lysosome, and leading to drug release for cancer therapy (Huang et al, 2017; Kuang et al, 2019). Moreover, the uncontrolled rapid release of Zn 2+ could be easily untaken by cells and the effects of Zn 2+ on osteogenesis stimulation have been approved in bone formation (Ishikawa et al, 2002).…”