Nanomaterials and nanotechnology for the delivery of agrochemicals: strategies towards sustainable agriculture

C An, C Sun, N Li, B Huang, J Jiang, Y Shen… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Nanomaterials (NMs) have received considerable attention in the field of agrochemicals due
to their special properties, such as small particle size, surface structure, solubility and …

Toxicity mechanisms of copper nanoparticles and copper surfaces on bacterial cells and viruses

J Ramos-Zúñiga, N Bruna… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Copper is a metal historically used to prevent infections. One of the most relevant challenges
in modern society are infectious disease outbreaks, where copper-based technologies can …

A review on nanomaterials and nanohybrids based bio-nanocomposites for food packaging

KY Perera, S Jaiswal, AK Jaiswal - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
With an increasing demand for a novel, eco-friendly, high-performance packaging material
“bio-nanocomposites” has attracted great attention in recent years. The review article aims at …

Ecotoxicological and regulatory aspects of environmental sustainability of nanopesticides

R Grillo, LF Fraceto, MJB Amorim… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent years have seen the development of various colloidal formulations of pesticides and
other agrochemicals aimed at use in sustainable agriculture. These formulations include …

CuO nanoparticles (CuO NPs) for water treatment: A review of recent advances

JO Ighalo, PA Sagboye, G Umenweke, OJ Ajala… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) are regularly investigated and effective
adsorbent materials due to their small size, high surface area, natural abundance of starting …

[HTML][HTML] Biogenic synthesis of copper nanoparticles using bacterial strains isolated from an antarctic consortium associated to a psychrophilic marine ciliate …

MS John, JA Nagoth, M Zannotti, R Giovannetti… - Marine drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, metal nanoparticles (NPs) have gained significant interest in the field of
biotechnology due to their unique physiochemical properties and potential uses in a wide …

Antimicrobial nanomaterials as advanced coatings for self-sanitizing of textile clothing and personal protective equipment

P Singh, SW Ali, RD Kale - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlling bioaerosols has become increasingly critical in affecting human health. Natural
product treatment in the nano form is a potential method since it has lower toxicity than …

Porous self-floating 3D Ag2O/g-C3N4 hydrogel and photocatalytic inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa under visible light

G Fan, B Du, J Zhou, Z Yan, Y You, J Luo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The practical application of photocatalytic technology in the natural water body is limited by
the low reuse capability and potential secondary pollution risk of powder catalysts …

Functional biopolymers for food packaging: formation mechanism and performance improvement of chitosan-based composites

Y Zhao, Y Zhang, H Dong, W Wu, X Yang, Q He - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to global environmental concerns and increased awareness of renewable green
resources, many efforts have been made to use chitosan as a sustainable polymer to …

Effects of copper oxide nanoparticles on Salix growth, soil enzyme activity and microbial community composition in a wetland mesocosm

H Qu, C Ma, W **ng, L Xue, H Liu, JC White… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
A model wetland with Salix was established to investigate the effects of CuO nanoparticles
(NPs; the equivalent amount of Cu at 0, 100 and 500 mg/kg) on plant, soil enzyme activity …