Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 2021 Nanotechnology has great potential to improve water purification and decontamination efficiency. Nanomaterials are efficient at removing organic and inorganic pollutants and heavy metals from wastewater and killing microorganisms.
Taiba Naseem, Tayyiba Durrani
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Current trends in the green syntheses of tin oxide nanoparticles and their biomedical applications
Materials Research Express, 2021 Metal oxide nanoparticles had found a variety of applications in numerous fields of industrial, medical, and environmental technologies, attributable to recent advances nanotechnology field.
Suresh Sagadevan +7 more
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Cytotoxicity in the Age of Nano: The Role of Fourth Period Transition Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Physicochemical Properties [PDF]
, 2013 A clear understanding of physicochemical factors governing nanoparticle toxicity is still in its infancy. We used a systematic approach to delineate physicochemical properties of nanoparticles that govern cytotoxicity.
Aronstam, Robert S. +7 more
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Synthesis and Characterization of Selected Metal Oxide Nanoparticles [PDF]
ITM Web of ConferencesIn the present study, oxide nanoparticles of copper, cobalt, iron and zinc metals have been synthesized using a chemical co-precipitation approach. This gives a large scale production of metal oxide nanoparticles.
Rami Jitesh, Patel Chirag, Patel Mansish
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Leveraging metal oxide nanoparticles for bacteria tracing and eradicating
View, 2020 Rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance facilitates the development of a number of novel‐acting alternatives. Among these emerging approaches, metal oxide nanoparticles receive great attention due to their distinctive performance in antimicrobial ...
En Ren +4 more
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Functional metal oxides synthesized using natural extracts from waste maize materials
Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2021 We show in this article the possibilities of employing an environmentally friendly, uncomplicated, economical and sustainable green synthesis technique effected by natural extracts from waste maize (zea mays lea) materials to synthesize some functional ...
Assumpta Chinwe Nwanya +3 more
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The efficiency of metal, metal oxide, and metalloid nanoparticles against cancer cells and bacterial pathogens: different mechanisms of action [PDF]
Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Reports, 2022 The applications of nanoparticles in various practical fields, owing to their unique properties compared with bulk materials, have been occupying the minds of scientists for several decades.
Mehran Alavi +7 more
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A flexible one-pot route to metal/metal oxide nanocomposites [PDF]
, 2010 We report a one-pot route to Au/CeO2 nanocomposites. A readily-available biopolymer, sodium alginate, is exploited for controlled formation and stabilisation of gold nanoparticles followed by in situ growth of a sponge-like network of CeO2 nanoparticles.
Hall, SR +3 more
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In situ CCVD synthesis of carbon nanotubes within a commercial ceramic foam [PDF]
, 2005 Consolidated nanocomposite foams containing a large quantity of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) within millimetre-sized pores are prepared for the first time.
Browne, Wesley R. +5 more
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Bioinspired metal/metal oxide nanoparticles: A road map to potential applications
Materials Today Advances, 2022 Manufacturing of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles (M/MO NPs) in large quantities needed a strong reliable, sustainable, and eco-friendly protocol. Present work represents on biogenic approaches to fabricate green nanoparticles using green technology ...
Prashant B. Chouke +11 more
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