A Review on Enhancing the Antibacterial Activity of ZnO: Mechanisms and Microscopic Investigation

Abstract Metal oxide nanomaterials are one of the preferences as antibacterial active materials. Due to its distinctive electronic configuration and suitable properties, ZnO is one of the novel antibacterial active materials. Nowadays, researchers are making a serious effort to improve the antibacte...

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Main Authors: Buzuayehu Abebe, Enyew Amare Zereffa, Aschalew Tadesse, H. C. Ananda Murthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:Nanoscale Research Letters
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-020-03418-6