Green-synthesized nanocatalysts and nanomaterials for water treatment: Current challenges and future perspectives

M Nasrollahzadeh, M Sajjadi, S Iravani… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Numerous hazardous environmental pollutants in water bodies, both organic and inorganic,
have become a critical global issue. As greener and bio-synthesized versions of …

A review on the biosynthesis of metal and metal salt nanoparticles by microbes

G Gahlawat, AR Choudhury - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoparticles have received great attention from researchers across the world
because of a plethora of applications in agriculture and the biomedical field as antioxidants …

Bio-inspired synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles: the key role of phytochemicals

SH Gebre - Journal of Cluster Science, 2023 - Springer
Transition metal and metal oxide nanoparticles have received considerable attention due to
their fascinating and promising biological, energy, environmental, and catalytic applications …

Mycosynthesis of metal-containing nanoparticles—Fungal metal resistance and mechanisms of synthesis

M Šebesta, H Vojtková, V Cyprichová, AP Ingle… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the 21st century, nanomaterials play an increasingly important role in our lives with
applications in many sectors, including agriculture, biomedicine, and biosensors. Over the …

Lichens—A potential source for nanoparticles fabrication: A review on nanoparticles biosynthesis and their prospective applications

RS Hamida, MA Ali, NE Abdelmeguid, MI Al-Zaban… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Green synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) is a safe, eco-friendly, and relatively inexpensive
alternative to conventional routes of NPs production. These methods require natural …

Bio-synthesized palladium nanoparticles using alginate for catalytic degradation of azo-dyes

Y **ong, L Huang, S Mahmud, F Yang, H Liu - Chinese Journal of Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs) were synthesized in a green way using sodium alginate
functioning as both reductant and stabilizer. The formation of as-synthesized PdNPs was …

Bacterial exopolysaccharides as reducing and/or stabilizing agents during synthesis of metal nanoparticles with biomedical applications

CE Escárcega-González… - … Journal of Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are biomolecules secreted in the extracellular space
and have diverse biological functionalities, such as environmental protection, surface …

Updates on biogenic metallic and metal oxide nanoparticles: therapy, drug delivery and cytotoxicity

MP Nikolova, PB Joshi, MS Chavali - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The ambition to combat the issues affecting the environment and human health triggers the
development of biosynthesis that incorporates the production of natural compounds by living …

A review on the chemical and biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles@ graphene oxide nanocomposites: A comparison

ND Hai, NM Dat, NTH Nam, H An, LT Tai… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been regarded as one of the most
outstanding nanomaterials thanks to the possession of many advantageous properties …

Metal nanoparticle–microbe interactions: synthesis and antimicrobial effects

MR Khan, KM Fromm, TF Rizvi, B Giese… - Particle & Particle …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Metal nanoparticles (NPs), chalcogenides, and carbon quantum dots can be easily
synthesized from whole microorganisms (fungi and bacteria) and cell‐free sterile filtered …