Volume
8, Issue
1, Pages
80-85,
January 2018
Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activity of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: A Review
Neera Sharma
Department of Physics, Agra College, Agra, U.P., India
E-mail: neerasharma09@yahoo.in
In this paper antimicrobial and anticancer activities of metal oxide nanoparticles are discussed. From the literature review, it is clear that metal oxide nanoparticles can be potential candidate as antimicrobial and anticancer agents. These nanoparticles are effective on both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and these can be used in the diagnosis and treatment of different types of cancers, without effecting healthy cells.
Keywords: Metal oxide nanoparticles, Antimicrobial activity, Anticancer activity.
