Published in Applied Physics A
This work presents an investigation on the structural, magnetic and dielectric properties of the pure and gadolinium-doped ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by co-precipitation method. Three methods including Debye–Scherrer, Williamson–Hall and Rietveld were used to determine the phase and structural parameters of nanoparticles with more accuracy. FESE...
Published in SN Applied Sciences
ZnO inverse opal films were synthesized electrochemically using aqueous and non-aqueous zinc acetate electrolytes and ITO deposited polystyrene opal matrices. The following thermal oxidation in air was performed for further application in optoelectronics. The overall composition and deposition potentials varied to reach uniform porous films with op...
Published in Journal of Polymer Research
Due to its good biodegradability and biocompatibility, polycaprolactone (PCL) has attracted widespread attention in the field of biomedical materials. Incorporation of Zinc oxide (ZnO) into PCL has been proved an effective way to improve its antibacterial properties. However, the interfacial compatibility of the organic-inorganic system needs to be...
Published in Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
BackgroundExposure to airborne zinc oxide (ZnO) particles occurs in many industrial processes, especially in galvanizing and welding. Systemic inflammation after experimental inhalation of ZnO particles has been demonstrated previously, but little is known about the impact on the cardiovascular system, particularly on the autonomic cardiac system a...
Published in Fibers and Polymers
Water repellent and antibacterial property of Carnauba wax nanoparticles (CWNs) and Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles has been assessed on the Cotton, Cotton/nylon6 and Nylon6 fabrics using layer by layer (LBL) self-assembly method. Carnauba wax is synthesized into nanoparticle by solvent-free emulsion and melt-dispersion techniques. The prepared part...
Published in SN Applied Sciences
In this work, ZnO films were deposited onto flexible polyimide substrates by ink-jet printing nanoinks containing polyol-synthesized nanocrystals. ZnO films were annealed at 200–400 °C for 10 min and 60 min under the ambient atmosphere. The morphological (shape, size, size distribution, surface roughness), structural (phase composition, crystal str...
Prevention and early detection of bacterial infection caused by foodborne pathogens are the most important task to human society. Although currently available diagnostic technologies have been developed and designed for detection of specific pathogens, suitable capturing tools for the pathogens are rarely studied. In this paper, a new methodology i...
Published in Nuclear Science and Techniques
Schottky diodes and PN junctions were utilized as energy converting structures in ZnO-based betavoltaic batteries, in which 0.101121 Ci 63Ni was selected as the beta source. The time-related electrical properties were obtained using Monte Carlo simulations. For the n-type ZnO, the Pt/ZnO Schottky diode had the highest energy conversion efficiency, ...
Published in International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Presented are experimental results on the effect of concentration, aging, and annealing time on the optical and structural properties of sol gel zinc oxide (ZnO) and Al-doped ZnO thin films. ZnO and ZnO:Al thin films were fabricated on glass substrates using spin coating followed by annealing. XRD confirmed that the films are polycrystalline wurtzi...
Published in Microchimica Acta
A method is described for the electrochemical determination of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) antigen, and by testing the effect of 30 nm gold nanoparticles (GNPs). Three comparative studies were performed in the presence and absence of GNPs, and with agglomerated GNPs. The divalent ion Ca(II) was used to induce a strong agglomeration of GNPs, as co...
