Simonkolleite e suas aplicações: uma revisão bibliográfica

Abstract

The advancement of nanotechnology, new materials with properties that meet the desired applications or that optimize certain properties of the material itself or of other materials have been sought. In the scientific literature, simonkolleite is discussed as a promising material for medical, health, and environmental applications, among others. This is because of its zinc-based structure, the oxide of which is extensively researched. It is mentioned in some articles as a material that appears in work with ZnO. In this study, we looked for publications that discussed simokolleite and its potential applications. Applications include cytotoxicity in cancer cells, improved rat skin healing, encapsulation technology for medicines aimed at bone regeneration and possibly post-operative orthopaedic surgery, biogas production optimization, bacteriological control in crop cultures, adsorption and degradation of chemical agents in aqueous solutions, potential application for photovoltaic cell. Many of these studies indicate the potential for application and suggest additional research to better understand the mechanism of action and behavior of simonkolleite that led to their findings.