Law, Pak Tsun = 研究氧化鋅納米粒子應用在生物醫學的可能性 / 羅百浚. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Law, Pak Tsun = Yan jiu yang hua xin na mi li zi ying yong zai sheng wu yi xue de ke neng xing / Luo Baijun. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Background --- p.2 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures --- p.2 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Biomedical Application of ZnO nanostructure --- p.3 / Chapter 2.2 --- Current problems of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures on Biological Application --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Behaviours of ZnO Nanostructure in Cell Culture --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Cytotoxicity of ZnO Nanostructures --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Other Synthetic Problems --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3 --- Summary --- p.9 / Chapter 3 --- Instrumentation and Experimental Methodology --- p.11 / Chapter 3.1 --- Electron Microscopy --- p.11 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- SEM --- p.12 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- TEM --- p.13 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Elemental Analysis --- p.14 / Chapter 3.2 --- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy --- p.16 / Chapter 3.3 --- X-ray Diffraction --- p.17 / Chapter 3.4 --- Dynamic Light Scattering --- p.18 / Chapter 3.5 --- Photoluminescence Spectroscopy --- p.19 / Chapter 3.6 --- MTT Assay --- p.20 / Chapter 3.7 --- Cells Incubation --- p.22 / Chapter 4 --- Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanostructure --- p.23 / Chapter 4.1 --- Hydrophobic Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle --- p.23 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Synthetic Method --- p.23 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Characterizations and Property measurements of the ZnO nanoparticles --- p.24 / Chapter 4.2 --- Hydrophilic Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle --- p.29 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Synthetic Method --- p.29 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Characterizations and property measurements of the ZnO nanoparticles --- p.30 / Chapter 5 --- Interaction of Zinc Oxide with Human Cells --- p.35 / Chapter 5.1 --- Can Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Enter the cells? --- p.35 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Exp erimental --- p.36 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- General Description --- p.36 / Chapter 5.2 --- What Affect the Cellular Uptake of ZnO Nanoparticles? --- p.37 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Concentration of ZnO Nanoparticles --- p.37 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Agglomeration of ZnO nanoparticles --- p.40 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Reaction with Buffer Solution and Culture Medium --- p.41 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Summary --- p.45 / Chapter 5.3 --- Cell Viability after Introducing ZnO Nanoparticle to the Cells ´Ø --- p.56 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Experimental --- p.56 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Results and Discussion --- p.57 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.59 / Bibliography --- p.62 / Chapter A --- TEM sample preparation procedure for animal cell --- p.64