Synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles by homogeneous precipitation method and its application in antifungal activity against Candida albicans

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 967-975

  Sharma, Ravi Kant ^a   Ghose, Ranjana ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; B. X ray methods; D. ZnO; Homogeneous precipitation method

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FUNGI; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YEAST; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOMOGENEOUS PRECIPITATION METHOD; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; UV-VISIBLE DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY METHODS; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; ZNO;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84923066534     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.09.016     Document Type: Article

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