title: A general, eco-friendly synthesis procedure of self-assembled ZnO-based materials with multifunctional properties.
abstract: A bioinspired one-pot approach for the synthesis of ZnO-carbohydrate hierarchical architectures was developed. The synergy between a saccharide (mono-, di- or polysaccharide) that contains d-glucose units and triethanolamine is the key parameter of the synthetic methodology. The morphology of the ZnO composites is dictated by the saccharide used, and rod, spindle, solid and hollow spherical-like ZnO structures are obtained by varying the carbohydrate. The synthesized composites present good photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity.
authors.affiliation: Romanian Academy, "Ilie Murgulescu" Institute of Physical Chemistry, 202 Spl. Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania. ocarp@icf.ro.
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stan
authors.forename: Cornel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Munteanu
authors.forename: Adina Magdalena
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Musuc
authors.forename: Ruxandra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Birjega
authors.forename: Ramona
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ene
authors.forename: Adelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ianculescu
authors.forename: Iulia
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authors.lastname: Raut
authors.forename: Luiza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jecu
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Badea Doni
authors.forename: Elena Maria
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Anghel
authors.forename: Oana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Carp