Tanushree Godara
In the present research work, synthesis of Zinc oxide nanostructure, their antibacterial evaluation and characterization was carried out. In this study, zinc nanoparticles were rapidly synthesized from Zinc Acetate [Zn (O2CCH3)2] solution with different precursors. The synthesized ZnO nanostructures were characterized by different spectroscopic and analytical techniques such as Zeta-Sizer, XRD, TEM. The SEM. X-ray diffraction, Zeta-Sizer, SEM analysis studies confirmed the formation of well dispersed zinc oxide nanostructures with average particle size to be in the range of 35 to 60 nm. The antibacterial evaluation of the ZnO nanoparticles using different precursors (NaOH, KOH, LiOH) was done by Agar well diffusion method against E. coli, P. aeruginosa, B. subtilis and S. aureus bacteria and the zone of inhibition were measured.The antibacterial evaluation of the synthesized nanostructures shows that it has been the driving force for the development of new surfaces with antibacterial agents that might affect differently several microorganisms and hence helps in prevention of infection.
Zinc Oxide, Antimicrobial, Different Shaped Nanoparticles, XRD, SEM, TEM.