Table 7 Reported UV-blocking efficiencies of metal-oxide nanomaterials.
Materials | UV-blocking% | References | |
|---|---|---|---|
UV-A | UV-B | ||
Carboxymethyl cellulose sodium (CMC)/4 wt% CuO@ZnO | 38.00–99.00 | 67.00–99.00 | |
PMMA with ZnO quantum dots | 50.00–60.00 | 100.00 | |
Poly(butylene Adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) nanocomposite | 55.00 | Over 90 | |
ZnO nanoparticles with propolis | 81.23 | 75.38 | |
CuO nanoparticles with propolis | 90.31 | 91.31 | |
ZnO nanoparticles with parsley | 20.00 | 51.42 | |
ZnO nanoparticles with polylactic acid composite films | ≈15.00–75.00 | ≈15.00–80.00 | |
Cellulose nanocrystal | 77.00–88.00 | 99.00-100.00 | |
Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/organoclay (PBAT/OC) nanocomposites with cumin essential oil (CEO) | 95.00 | 100.00 | |
ZnO(Nd)/CuO | 79.49 | 82.25 | Current work |
CuO(Nd)/ZnO | 80.68 | 89.04 | |
