ZnO Nanostructures: Toxicity and Phototoxicity Characteristics in Biological Samples

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Hardcover), 978-981-4411-34-9 (eBook) www.panstanford.com Zinc Oxide Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Device Applications on Nonconventional SubstratesThis chapter presents an overview of the growth behavior of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures on the nonconventional substrates such as paper, plastics, and polymer, with special attention to recent developments in ZnO nanostructures growth on paper substrates and their utilization for different applications. Various methods are available in the literature for the synthesis of ZnO nanostructures, the selection of which is often dependent on the desired properties and ϐinal application. Most of the synthesis methods demand high temperatures, which restricts the use of solid substrates and hence lack the applications where there is requirement of ϐlexible and disposable substrates. In this chapter we will focus on the low-

A Review of Microwave Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials: Reactants, Process Parameters and Morphologies

“…Numerous tests related to the use of nano ZnO for application purposes are in progress and attempts are made to produce them on an industrial scale. The dynamic development of methods of repeatable production of nano ZnO, characterised by high purity, controlled properties, high efficiency, and shortest synthesis duration possible, is desirable [ 71 ].…”

“…400% ( Figure 3 ). The growing popularity of nano ZnO results among others from the technological development of production of ZnO nanostructures, which are characterised by novel physical properties allowing hitherto unknown applications and possibilities [ 71 , 108 , 109 , 110 ].…”

Catalytic Effect of Photoluminescent Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Formed in the Presence of Quaternary Ammonium Salts

“…These properties allowed ZnO to receive a central place as multifunctional material among different emerging technological applications in, e.g., optics, magnetism, and electronics [2]. ZnO has also proved a great versatility as it can be obtained through many possible synthetic methodologies [3,4], assuring multiple morphologies and sizes that go from micro- to nanoscale [5,6]. Due to the large variety of physico-chemical properties induced by the multiple morphologies and sizes thus obtained, in the last decade numerous potential and practical applications have been found for ZnO spanning from optoelectronics [7] to solar cells [8], thin-film transistors [9], catalysis [10], sensing [11], biomedicine [12], and antibacterial agents [13].…”