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Dissolving Behavior and Stability of ZnO Wires in Biofluids: A Study on Biodegradability and Biocompatibility of ZnO Nanostructures
Author(s) -
Zhou J.,
Xu N. S.,
Wang Z. L.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200600200
Subject(s) - biocompatibility , dissolution , materials science , biodegradation , nanotechnology , nanostructure , chemical engineering , metallurgy , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
The biodegradability and biocompatibility of ZnO wires in biofluid has been studied by investigating the interaction of the wires with deionized water, ammonia, NaOH solution, and horse blood serum. The results show that ZnO can be dissolved into mineral ions by these liquids within a few hours (see figure) and that ZnO is a bio‐safe, nontoxic material for in vivo biosensing and biodetection.