Abstract
Nanotechnology is an emerging interdisciplinary technology that has been booming in many areas during the recent decade. The application of nanoscale materials and structures, usually ranging from 1 to 100 nanometers (nm), is an emerging area of nanoscience and nanotechnology. In this work, Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles were prepared by wet chemical method using zinc nitrate and sodium hydroxide as precursors and Nypa fruticans (Nipa) starch as stabilizing agent. The antimicrobial property was found effective against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. It has a clear zone of inhibition against S. aureus and E. coli. The scanning electron micrograph exhibited that after several washings the cloth facemask coated with nipa starch and zinc oxide still adheres to the cloth.
Highlights
The whole world has experienced the need for personal protective equipment (PPE), mostly this is the first time we experienced it in our lives
Zinc oxide nanoparticles was prepared by using Zinc nitrate and sodium hydroxides precursors and starch as a stabilizing agent
Nipa palm fruit starch is an interesting substrate for the production of cyclodextrin, an important polysaccharide due to its unique hydrophobic interior cavity and hydrophilic surface. It can encapsulate hydrophobic organic substances and aid its solubilization in water. This property is useful in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural, textile and packaging applications because of its economic and environmental potentials
Summary
The whole world has experienced the need for personal protective equipment (PPE), mostly this is the first time we experienced it in our lives. The wide range of applications is possible as ZnO has key advantages It is bio-safe, biocompatible and can be used for biomedical applications without coating. The people of Northern Samar, with a population of approximately 700,000 people, live in and subsist on the different island towns surrounded by species of palms like Nypa fruticans Wurmb. Until this day, Nipa is an underutilized plant resource since the only use of the nipa leaves are for roofing. Antibacterial activity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles (ZnONps) has received significant interest worldwide by the implementation of nanotechnology to synthesize particles in the nanometer region.
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