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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Cytotoxicity, Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Photocatalytic Activities of ZnO-CdS Powders.

Irina Zgura, Nicoleta Preda, Monica Enculescu, Lucian Diamandescu, Catalin Negrila, Mihaela Bacalum, Camelia Ungureanu, Marcela Elisabeta Barbinta-Patrascu

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Irina ZguraNational Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0537-5509
Nicoleta PredaNational Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
Monica EnculescuNational Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4476-5545
Lucian DiamandescuNational Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
Catalin NegrilaNational Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
Mihaela BacalumDepartment of Life and Environmental Physics, Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Bucharest, 077125 Magurele, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7309-6002
Camelia UngureanuFaculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, 1-7, Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.
Marcela Elisabeta Barbinta-PatrascuFaculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, PO Box MG-11, Bucharest, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
National Institute of Materials Physics · ROHoria Hulubei National Institute for R and D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering · ROUniversitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica București · ROUniversity of Bucharest · RO

Funding

Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation PN 18 09 02 02/2018Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation PN19-03 (contract no. 21 N/08.02.2019)Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation PN 19 06 02 03/2019Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation Project No. 44/2019 (IUCN ORDER no. 397/27.05.2019)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, ZnO-CdS composite powders synthesized by a simple chemical precipitation method were thoroughly characterized. The morphological, structural, compositional, photocatalytical, and biological properties of the prepared composites were investigated in comparison with those of the pristine components and correlated with the CdS concentration. ZnO-CdS composites contain flower-like structures, their size being tuned by the CdS amount added during the chemical synthesis. The photocatalytic activity of the composites was analyzed under UV irradiation using powders impregnated with methylene blue; the tests confirming that the presence of CdS along the ZnO in composites can improve the dye discoloration. The biological properties such as antioxidant capacity, antibacterial activity, and cytotoxicity of the ZnO, CdS, and ZnO-CdS composites were evaluated. Thus, the obtained composites presented medium antioxidant effect, biocidal activity against

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antibacterial activityantioxidant capacitycytotoxicitymethylene blue discolorationZnO–CdS composites

Identifiers

PMID31906422
PMCPMC6981413
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