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ArticleRSC advances2024

Synthesis of ZnO and PEG-ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) with controlled size for biological evaluation.

Mahnoor Khan, Bashir Ahmad, Khizar Hayat, Fahad Ullah, Nourreddine Sfina, Muawya Elhadi, Abid Ali Khan, Mudasser Husain, Nasir Rahman

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Article in RSC advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Mahnoor KhanCentre of Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Peshawar KP 25120 Pakistan.
Bashir AhmadCentre of Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Peshawar KP 25120 Pakistan.
Khizar HayatDepartment of Physics, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan KP 23200 Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9472-4947
Fahad UllahNorthwest School of Medicine Peshawar KP 25120 Pakistan.
Nourreddine SfinaDepartment of Physics, College of Sciences and Arts in Mahayel Asir, King Khalid University Abha Saudi Arabia nsfina@kku.edu.sa.
Muawya ElhadiDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science and Humanities, Shaqra University Ad-Dawadimi 11911, P. O. Box 1040 Saudi Arabia muawya2005@gmail.com.
Abid Ali KhanCentre of Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Peshawar KP 25120 Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7715-1040
Mudasser HusainState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Department of Physics, Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China 2201110247@stu.pku.edu.cn.
Nasir RahmanDepartment of Physics, University of Lakki Marwat Lakki Marwat 28420 KPK Pakistan nasir@ulm.edu.pk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1978-7280

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this research was to produce the smallest possible ZnO nanoparticles through an adapted wet chemical process and subsequently, to fabricate a core-shell structure utilizing polyethylene glycol (PEG) as the shell component. The synthesis, size, and shape of the NPs were confirmed using advanced techniques. The resulting clustered NPs were round and had a size of 9.8 nm. Both plain and core-shell NPs were tested for their antibacterial properties against multi-drug resistant bacteria strains (

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