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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Functional Properties and Safety Considerations of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Under Varying Conditions.

Ana Rita Mendes, Carlos M Granadeiro, Andreia Leite, Otmar Geiss, Ivana Bianchi, Jessica Ponti, Dora Mehn, Eulália Pereira, Paula Teixeira, Fátima Poças

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ana Rita MendesUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina-Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8555-8518
Carlos M GranadeiroREQUIMTE/LAQV & Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0986-6607
Andreia LeiteREQUIMTE/LAQV & Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1967-8853
Otmar GeissEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5371-3798
Ivana BianchiEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7954-7532
Jessica PontiEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4961-8405
Dora MehnEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3482-2996
Eulália PereiraREQUIMTE/LAQV & Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2086-5696
Paula TeixeiraUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina-Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6296-5137
Fátima PoçasUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF-Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina-Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6598-6515

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDP/50006/2020, UIDB/50006/2020, UIDB/50016/2020 and UI/BD/151387/2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) exhibit diverse morphologies and sizes, influencing their functional properties. However, the relationship between their morphology and behavior under varying conditions remains poorly understood. This study provides novel insights by linking ZnO NPs shape to generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and to antimicrobial efficacy under varying temperatures. ROS generation was confirmed via electron paramagnetic resonance, although no antioxidant activity was observed. Antibacterial tests against

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antibacterial efficacyfood safetyfunctional propertiesmorphology and sizeROS generationtemperature effectZnO nanostructures

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PMID40559255
PMCPMC12196094

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