Betel leaf-mediated zinc oxide nanoparticle-coated silk fibres: a sustainable approach for biomedical applications.

ABSTRACT: Clinical management of surgical site infections remains a challenge in biomedicine, where novel wound dressing materials are tested with a plethora of features. Here we describe a green and sustainable route to prepare biogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles (BZnONPs) using Piper betle leaf extract, which acts as a green reducing and stabilising agent. These biosynthesised nanoparticles were then used for the functional coating of degummed Bombyx mori silk fibers. Physico-chemical characterisation supports the efficient synthesis of crystalline, nanosized, and colloidal stable BZnONPs. The functionalization of silk fibers with BZnONPs resulted in the enhancement of the mechanical properties, tensile strength, and elasticity. Antibacterial testing proved the capability of the functi

SUBMITTER: Kanalli P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12400148 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature