Nano-Micro Letters· 2015Q1· Review

Review on Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Antibacterial Activity and Toxicity Mechanism

Amna Sirelkhatim, Shahrom Mahmud, Azman Seeni, Noor Haida Mohd Kaus et al.

4,478citations
Q1SCImago
2015year

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Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) exhibit potent antibacterial activity due to their increased surface area and reactivity, leading to mechanisms like reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and zinc ion release that cause cell death.

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Field: Materials Chemistry

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