Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39057861›Full record

ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

A Review of Plant-Mediated ZnO Nanoparticles for Photodegradation and Antibacterial Applications.

Dorcas Mutukwa, Raymond Tichaona Taziwa, Lindiwe Khotseng

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Review
  4. Green Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles UsingNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Article
  5. Article
  6. Polymers · 2026
    Article
  7. Article
  8. Sunlight-Driven Photocatalysis in Hydrothermally Coupled ZnO/FeNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Research Progress in Medical Biomaterials for Bone Infections.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025
    Review
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Dorcas MutukwaDepartment of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Rd., Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8550-8801
Raymond Tichaona TaziwaDepartment of Applied Science, Faculty of Science Engineering and Technology, Walter Sisulu University, Old King William Town Road, Potsdam Site, East London 5200, South Africa.
Lindiwe KhotsengDepartment of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Rd., Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-3001-5943

Funding

Eskom (South Africa) TESP
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review focuses on the synthesis of plant-mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and their applications for antibacterial and photocatalytic degradation of dyes, thereby addressing the need for sustainable and eco-friendly methods for the preparation of NPs. Driven by the significant rise in antibiotic resistance and environmental pollution from dye pollution, there is a need for more effective antibacterial agents and photocatalysts. Therefore, this review explores the synthesis of plant-mediated ZnO NPs, and the influence of reaction parameters such as pH, annealing temperature, plant extract concentration, etc. Additionally, it also looks at the application of plant-mediated ZnO NPs for antibacterial and photodegradation of dyes, focusing on the influence of the properties of the plant-mediated ZnO NPs such as size, shape, and bandgap on the antibacterial and photocatalytic activity. The findings suggest that properties such as shape and size are influenced by reaction parameters and these properties also influence the antibacterial and photocatalytic activity of plant-mediated ZnO NPs. This review concludes that plant-mediated ZnO NPs have the potential to advance green and sustainable materials in antibacterial and photocatalysis applications.

Indexed as

antibacterial agentsbiosynthesisdye treatmentgreen synthesishydrogelsimmobilisationphotocatalysisplant extractssupportswastewater treatment

Identifiers

PMID39057861
PMCPMC11279911

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.