Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Biogenic fabrication of zinc oxide nanoparticles for enhanced germination and early seedling establishment of rice under salinity stressJennifer Flora · Saiyyeda FirdousFrontiers in Nanotechnologydoi 10.3389/fnano.2026.1944557
Mini ReviewPublished 9 October 2026Phytogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles in breast cancer therapy: an ethnopharmacological perspective on multi-targeted mechanistic pathways and translational constraintsDhanya Soman Pillai · Ramesh Narve Venkatesha · Amarnath Karavettekudy Ranjit · Zeena Subramonia PillaiFrontiers in Pharmacologydoi 10.3389/fphar.2026.1883009
Original ResearchPublished 24 September 2026Novel chitosan-encapsulated ZnO NPs@Subtilisin: enzyme immobilized as next-generation nanoplatform for antimicrobial and anticancer controlRua J. Kadhim · Majid S. Jabir · Ghassan M. Sulaiman · Uday M. Nayef · Suresh GhotekarFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1922253
Original ResearchPublished 16 September 2026Green-synthesized ZnO nanoparticles combined with fulvic and ascorbic acid strengthen antioxidant responses in sweet corn under salinity stressSana Awan · Krishnaswamy JayachandranFrontiers in Plant Physiologydoi 10.3389/fphgy.2026.1948674
ReviewPublished 11 September 2026Zinc oxide nanoparticles against Candida: mechanistic pathways, synergistic potentials, and biocompatibility challenges in the era of antimicrobial resistanceBinaya Krushna Sahu · Tapan Kumar Mohanta · Mahesh Chandra Sahu · Sujogya Kumar PandaFrontiers in Antibioticsdoi 10.3389/frabi.2026.1933663
