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ArticleToxicology reports2019

Microwave induced synthesis of ZnO nanorods and their efficacy as a drug carrier with profound anticancer and antibacterial properties.

Pritam Sadhukhan, Mousumi Kundu, Shallu Rana, Raj Kumar, Joydeep Das, Parames C Sil

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Article in Toxicology reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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6 authors.

Pritam SadhukhanDivision of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P-1/12, CIT Scheme VII M, Kolkata 700054, India.
Mousumi KunduDivision of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P-1/12, CIT Scheme VII M, Kolkata 700054, India.
Shallu RanaShoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Bajhol, PO Sultanpur, Distt. Solan- 173229 (HP), India.
Raj KumarShoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Bajhol, PO Sultanpur, Distt. Solan- 173229 (HP), India.
Joydeep DasShoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Bajhol, PO Sultanpur, Distt. Solan- 173229 (HP), India.
Parames C SilDivision of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, P-1/12, CIT Scheme VII M, Kolkata 700054, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the present study, we report the microwave-induced synthesis of fluorescent zinc oxide nanorods (ZnO) and their usage as a cargo material to carry hydrophobic drug, quercetin. TEM and SEM showed the rod-shape morphology of our synthesized ZnO. XRD showed several diffraction peaks correspond to a hexagonal wurtzite structure. The optical and chemical natures of these nanorods were also confirmed from the UV-vis (showed a distinct absorption bands from 361 to 395 nm) and FTIR spectrum (showed absorption band specific to Zn-O stretching). The synthesized ZnO also showed fluorescence emission at around 550 nm when excited under UV irradiation. Quercetin was loaded onto ZnO surface via employing a metal ion-ligand coordination bond, (ZnO/QR), which exhibit pH-sensitive release behavior. ZnO/QR displayed superior drug loading content (42%) and loading efficiency (72.4%).

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AntibacterialAnticancerDrug deliveryQuercetinZinc oxide nanorods

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PMID30809470
PMCPMC6374700

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