Sustainable bioactivity enhancement of ZnO–Ag nanoparticles in antimicrobial, antibiofilm, lung cancer, and photocatalytic applications
Gouranga Dutta, Santosh kumar Chinnaiyan, Abimanyu Sugumaran, Damodharan Narayanasamy
Abstract
, respectively. The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under direct sunlight revealed that ZnO and ZnO-Ag NPs degraded MB by 98% and 70% in 105 min, respectively. These results show that these nanomaterials may have great potential for treating the aforementioned issues.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisZeta potentialAntimicrobialZincNuclear chemistryMaterials scienceNanoparticleNanotechnologyWurtzite crystal structurePopulationMethylene blueChemistryOrganic chemistryMedicineCatalysisMetallurgyEnvironmental healthNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques