Unveiling the Biomedical Applications of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Nanoparticles: A Review Fostering on the Synthesis, Therapeutics and Imaging with Recent Developments

Zenli Cheng ¹ * , Ashok Kumar Janakiraman ¹ * , Baskaran Gunasekaran ² , Crystale Lim Siew Ying ² , Ezanee Azlina Binti Mohamad Hanif ³ , Hanish Singh Jayasingh Chellammal ⁴ , Sinouvassane Djearamane ⁵

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