Glycine-Mediated Structural Evolution of ZnO Nanoparticles: A Robust Platform for Congo Red Mineralization and Glucose Detection

Key Points

• This research aims to understand how glycine influences the structural evolution of ZnO nanoparticles for environmental applications.
• Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using glycine as a fuel source.
• Characterization of structural properties through various analytical techniques.
• Evaluation of the nanoparticles for Congo Red mineralization and glucose detection.
• ZnO nanoparticles showed enhanced mineralization capability for Congo Red compared to controls.
• Nanoparticles demonstrated effective glucose detection with improved sensitivity and specificity.
• Structural properties of nanoparticles were significantly modified by the presence of glycine.