Green synthesis of nanoparticles: A greener approach for a cleaner future
By G. Pal, Priyan Rai, A. Pandey. Green Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Nanoparticles, 2019
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Abstract Nanotechnology, the study of matter at the nanoscale (i.e., between 1–100 nm), has opened up novel dimensions in the field of biotechnology and nanomedicine, along with various other important applications such as drug delivery, electronics, cosmetics, and biosensors. Nanoparticles of varied shapes and sizes can be synthesized by using physical, chemical, or biological pathways. However, exploiting physical and chemical routes lead to high energy consumption, low yield, high cost, and environmental damage by employing harsh reducing agents. The biological pathways involve the use of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, yeast, algae, etc.) or plants, and using microorganisms is riskier because of the pathogenicity issue; it also requires maintenance of large cultures. Therefore, synthesis of nanoparticles with greener methods is preferred. In this chapter, we present a generalized view of green synthesis for the generation of nanoparticles involving plants or their parts as a cost-effective, simpler, and eco-friendly approach. The various factors affecting the green synthesis of nanoparticles are also considered and explained.
Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry
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- Володимир Семенович Бітюцький
- S. Tsekhmistrenko
- Микола Якович Співак
- Леонід Петрович Горальський
- Наталія Олександрівна Тімошок
- M. Spivak
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- Bacterial synthesis of nanoparticles: A green approach (2020, background): “1) involves the microbiota as a reducing agent such as bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses and plants (Pal et al., 2019).”