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Investigating the cytotoxicity of Aluminum-Doped zinc oxide nanoparticles in normal versus cancerous breast cells

Khorsand Zak, Ali, Hashim, Abdul Manaf, Khorsand Zak, Hadi·2025·Scientific Reports
DOI 10.1038/s41598-025-11373-4PMC PMC12255732
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Figure 1 XRD patterns of the prepared pure and Al –doped Zno nanoparticles.
Figure 1 XRD patterns of the prepared pure and Al –doped Zno nanoparticles.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 2 SSP plots related to the prepared pure and Al –doped Zno nanoparticles.
Figure 2 SSP plots related to the prepared pure and Al –doped Zno nanoparticles.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 3 Absorbance spectra of the prepared pure and Al-doped ZnO nanoparticles.
Figure 3 Absorbance spectra of the prepared pure and Al-doped ZnO nanoparticles.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 4 (A) First derivation (B) Second derivation of absorbance spectra of the prepared samples. (C) In magnification, it is quite clear that the changes in the amount of energy gap due to the change in the amount of impurity are negligible.
Figure 4 (A) First derivation (B) Second derivation of absorbance spectra of the prepared samples. (C) In magnification, it is quite clear that the changes in the amount of energy gap due to the change in the amount of impurity are negligible.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 5 FESEM images of (a) pure and (b) Al-doped ZnO nanoparticles and the corresponding EDXs spectra.
Figure 5 FESEM images of (a) pure and (b) Al-doped ZnO nanoparticles and the corresponding EDXs spectra.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 6 Normal and cancerous breast cells viabilities in presence of different concentrations of (A) ZnO, (B) ZA1, (C) ZA3, and (D) ZA5 nanoparticles from 5 to 500 µg/mL.
Figure 6 Normal and cancerous breast cells viabilities in presence of different concentrations of (A) ZnO, (B) ZA1, (C) ZA3, and (D) ZA5 nanoparticles from 5 to 500 µg/mL.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 7 The schematic of different ways that Al-doped ZnO nanoparticles attack cancer cells.
Figure 7 The schematic of different ways that Al-doped ZnO nanoparticles attack cancer cells.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central

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Khorsand Zak, A., Hashim, A. M., & Khorsand Zak, H.
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Scientific Reports
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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2025-07-12
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15
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-025-11373-4
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PMC12255732
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