Table 1.

Physicochemical characterization data of all synthesized ZnO particles

System	Particle size by SEM/nm	Hydrodynamic diameter by DLS/nm	PDI from DLS	Zeta-potential by DLS/mV	polymer content by TG/wt%	Particle number per g solid (calculated)	Specific surface area (calculated)/m2 g−1
Nanospheres	40	101	0.351	+ 23	1.3	7.40 × 1015	37
Nanorods	40∙100	130	0.217	− 15	0.8	1.98 × 1015	27
Submicrospheres	200	254	0.101	+ 12	2.4	5.12 × 1013	8.2
Microspheres	500	525	0.086	− 15	3.9	3.79 × 1012	3.0
Microrods	100∙400	601	0.216	− 10	3.3	7.82 × 1013	10