Int. J. Nanoparticles, Vol. 2, Nos. 1/2/3/4/5/6, 2009 129 Copyright © 2009 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Synthesis and characterisation of ZnO nanoparticles Karunapati Tripathi, M. Husain and M. Zulfequar Department of Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025, India Fax: +91-11-26988332 E-mail: karunapati@rediffmail.com E-mail: mush_reslab@rediffmail.com Islamuddin Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025, India Fax: +91-11-26988846 E-mail: islamftp@yahoo.com Sami S. Habib Center of Nanotechnology, King Fahad Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80216, Jeddah-21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fax: +96626951449 E-mail: sami_habib@hotmail.com Zishan H. Khan* Center of Nanotechnology, King Fahad Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80216, Jeddah-21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fax: +96626951449 and Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025, India Fax: +91-11-26988846 E-mail: zishanhk@rediffmail.com *Corresponding author