Prospects of algae-based green synthesis of nanoparticles for environmental applications

F Khan, A Shahid, H Zhu, N Wang, MR Javed… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) has emerged as an eco-friendly alternative to
produce nanomaterials with diverse physical, chemical, and biological characteristics …

Microbe-mediated biosynthesis of nanoparticles: Applications and future prospects

B Koul, AK Poonia, D Yadav, JO Jin - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology is the science of nano-sized particles/structures (~ 100 nm) having a high
surface-to-volume ratio that can modulate the physical, chemical and biological properties of …

Phycoremediation mechanisms of heavy metals using living green microalgae: physicochemical and molecular approaches for enhancing selectivity and removal …

M Danouche, N El Ghachtouli, H El Arroussi - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Heavy metal (HM) contamination of water bodies is a serious global environmental problem.
Because they are not biodegradable, they can accumulate in food chains, causing various …

[HTML][HTML] Scale-up polymeric-based nanoparticles drug delivery systems: Development and challenges

Y Herdiana, N Wathoni, S Shamsuddin, M Muchtaridi - OpenNano, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of nanotechnology as a crucial technology in recent years has resulted in
new and creative nanomedicine applications. The characteristics of nanomedicine are …

Bioinspired synthesize of CuO nanoparticles using Cylindrospermum stagnale for antibacterial, anticancer and larvicidal applications

H Sonbol, S AlYahya, F Ameen, K Alsamhary… - Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Biologically synthesized metal-oxide nanoparticles (NPs) are in focus for their multifarious
applications. In the current study, the green synthesis of copper oxide NPs (CuO NPs) is …

Exploring microbial-based green nanobiotechnology for wastewater remediation: a sustainable strategy

S Malik, A Dhasmana, S Preetam, YK Mishra… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water scarcity due to contamination of water resources with different inorganic and organic
contaminants is one of the foremost global concerns. It is due to rapid industrialization, fast …

Algal-mediated nanoparticles, phycochar, and biofertilizers for mitigating abiotic stresses in plants: A review

Z Abideen, H Waqif, N Munir, A El-Keblawy, M Hasnain… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The excessive use of agrochemicals to ensure food security under the conditions of a
growing population, global climate change, weather extremes, droughts, wasteful use of …

Anticancer potential of biologically synthesized silver nanoparticles using Lantana camara leaf extract

LV Hublikar, SV Ganachari, VB Patil, S Nandi… - Progress in …, 2023 - Springer
A Lantana camara leaf (LC) extract was used as a mild reducing agent to produce silver
metal nanoparticles (LC-AgNPs) efficiently. The size, shape, and morphology of synthesized …

Go green to protect plants: repurposing the antimicrobial activity of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles to combat phytopathogens

A Paul, A Roychoudhury - Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Plants are incessantly challenged by bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens, and together with
climate change, the global food security is severely threatened. Nanotechnology provides …

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 …