Table 3.
Doped nanomaterials with their major outcomes.
| S. no. | Nanomaterial | Dopant | Application | Major outcomes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZnO | Co | Antimicrobial activity | ZnO doped with Co nanoparticles was identified to be crystalline with a single phase - It increased crystallite size from 20.5 nm to 25.7 nm - Doping enhanced the antibacterial activities of composite to control marine borne pathogen | Oves et al., 2015 |
| 2 | ZnO | TiO2 | Water decontamination applications, angiogenic applications | - Doped composite is found good agents for multifunctional environmental applications - Zn-doped titania nanoparticles composite have exposed enhanced proangiogenic properties | Nethi et al., 2017 |
| 3 | Fe3O4 | Gelatin | Drug delivery, MRI, different therapies, fluorescence sensor, etc. | - Enhanced the biomedical application efficiency in different zones | Cheng et al., 2014 |
| 4 | Polycrystalline ZnO | Mn | Antimicrobial activity | - Result demonstrated that the Mn-doped ZnO nanoparticles increased antibacterial activities than pure ZnO nanoparticles | Rekha et al., 2010 |
| 5 | Ag | Zn | Antimicrobial applications | - Doped composite enhances the performance against E. coli and Vibriocholerae | Salem et al., 2015 |
| 6 | TiO2 | ZnO/graphene oxide | Drug delivery | - They showed the substantial toxicity; due to this, the cell viability condensed | Zamani et al., 2018 |
| 7 | ZnO | Fe | Cytotoxicity screening applications | - This doping used to enhance the nanosafety by reducing ZnO through doping | George et al., 2009 |
| 8 | ZnO | Ta | Antibacterial applications | Ta-doped ZnO nanoparticles composite showed more active bactericidal value than pure ZnO in presence of dark ambient and improved the synergistic effect with surface bioactivity | Guo et al., 2015 |
| 9 | ZnO | TiO2 | Biomedical applications | - The results showed that the nanoparticles composite can be genotoxic without being cytotoxic | Osman et al., 2010 |
| 10 | TiO2 | Reduced graphene oxide | Ambient light-based antimicrobial activities | Dhanasekar et al., 2018 | |
| 11 | TiO2 | Cu | Ambient light-based antimicrobial activities | - Doping with Cu@ TiO2 promoted degradation of different microorganisms | Dhanasekar et al., 2018 |
| 12 | Zn | CuO | Multidrug-resistant bacteria applications | - Mechanism of antibacterial activity is enhanced | Malka et al., 2013 |
| 13 | TiO2 | Ag2O | Drug-resistant bacterial applications | - Doped material enhanced the resistant ability against leishmania parasites | Allahverdiyev et al., 2011 |
| 14 | Multiwalled CNT | Ag | Biomedical applications | - Used for cellular viability and cellular proliferation | Madhumitha et al., 2015 |
| 15 | Zirconium titanium phosphate | Ag | Antibacterial applications | Found best antibacterial agent against E. coli | Biswal et al., 2011 |