Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Hibiscus subdariffa leaf extract: effect of temperature on synthesis, anti-bacterial activity and anti-diabetic activity

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 4993-5003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niranjan Bala ◽  
S. Saha ◽  
M. Chakraborty ◽  
M. Maiti ◽  
S. Das ◽  
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Particle size dependent anti-bacterial and anti-diabetic activities of green synthesized ZnO nanoparticles.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meron Girma Demissie ◽  
Fedlu Kedir Sabir ◽  
Gemechu Deressa Edossa ◽  
Bedasa Abdisa Gonfa

The synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles with the use of medicinal plant extract is a promising alternative to the conventional chemical method. This work aimed to synthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles using a green approach from indigenous “Koseret” Lippia adoensis leaf extract which is an endemic medicinal plant and cultivated in home gardens of different regions of Ethiopia. The biosynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles were characterized using thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Furthermore, this study also evaluated the antibacterial activity of the synthesized ZnO nanoparticles against clinical and standard strains of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, and Enterococcus faecalis by the disc diffusion method. According to the result of this study, ZnO nanoparticles synthesized using Lippia adoensis leaf extract showed promising result against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains with a maximum inhibition zone of 14 mm and 12 mm, respectively, using uncalcinated form of the synthesized ZnO nanoparticles.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1009-1022
Author(s):  
Sukanta Pal ◽  
Sourav Mondal ◽  
Prasanta Pal ◽  
Jayanta Maity

Nanoscience and nanotechnology manage the creation, running, and utilization of the materials having the nanoscale measurement. In this audit, for the most part, centers on the green amalgamation of zinc oxide nanoparticles utilizing diverse plants parts (leaf, bloom, natural products, root and stem bark), microscopic organisms, and growth with logical name, family name, regular name and its portrayal, size, and state of the nanoparticles, and different applications. Different significances and utilization of the green incorporated ZnO nanoparticles in the photocatalyst and antibacterial movements were also examined.


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