Green Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles by Using Numerous Plants: A Review

Abstract

Nanotechnology deals with the production and usage of material with nanoscale dimension. The nanoscale dimension provides nanoparticles with a large surface area to volume ratio and thus very specific properties. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) had been in recent studies due to its large bandwidth and high exaction binding energy and it has potential applications like antibacterial, antifungal, anti-diabetic, antiinflammatory, wound healing, antioxidant and optic properties. Due to the large rate of toxic chemicals and extreme environment employed in the physical and chemical production of these NPs, green methods employing the use of plants, fungus, bacteria and algae have been adopted. This review is a comprehensive study of the synthesis and characterization methods used for the green synthesis of ZnO NPs using different biological sources.