Bioengineered zinc oxide nanoparticles derived from Teucrium polium as a multifunctional platform for anticancer activity, hemocompatibility, larval toxicity and photocatalytic remediation (opens in new tab)

In this study, we evaluate the physicochemical properties and the antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, photocatalytic, and larvicidal activities of T. polium-mediated ZnO NPs. The synthesized ZnO NPs were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy (absorption at 392 nm), FTIR, TEM, and XRD, confirming their successful synthesis. The antioxidant activity of ZnO NPs was evaluated using various assays: DPPH scavenging at 54% (100 µg/mL), ABTS scavenging at 63.3% (100 µg/mL), FRAP scavenging at ...