Plant and microbial approaches as green methods for the synthesis of nanomaterials: synthesis, applications, and future perspectives

NS Alsaiari, FM Alzahrani, A Amari, H Osman… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The unique biological and physicochemical characteristics of biogenic (green-synthesized)
nanomaterials (NMs) have attracted significant interest in different fields, with applications in …

Silver nanoparticles: review of antiviral properties, mechanism of action and applications

A Luceri, R Francese, D Lembo, M Ferraris, C Balagna - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
New antiviral drugs and new preventive antiviral strategies are a target of intense scientific
interest. Thanks to their peculiar properties, nanomaterials play an important role in this field …

[HTML][HTML] Ailanthus altissima leaf extract mediated green production of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles for antibacterial and antioxidant activity

SS Awan, RT Khan, A Mehmood, M Hafeez… - Saudi Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Fabricating zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) from plant extracts is a cost-
effective, safe, and environmentally friendly alternative to established chemical procedures …

Introduction of invasive mosquito species into Europe and prospects for arbovirus transmission and vector control in an era of globalization

R Lühken, N Brattig, N Becker - Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Mosquito research in Europe has a long history, primarily focused on
malaria vectors. In recent years, invasive mosquito species like the Asian tiger mosquito …

Current trends and prospects for application of green synthesized metal nanoparticles in cancer and COVID-19 therapies

LS Mbatha, J Akinyelu, CI Chukwuma, MP Mokoena… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer and COVID-19 have been deemed as world health concerns due to the millions of
lives that they have claimed over the years. Extensive efforts have been made to develop …

Self-therapeutic nanomaterials: Applications in biology and medicine

J Seaberg, JR Clegg, R Bhattacharya, P Mukherjee - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Over past decades, nanotechnology has contributed to the biomedical field in areas
including detection, diagnosis, and drug delivery via opto-electronic properties or …

[HTML][HTML] Phyto-derived metal nanoparticles: Prominent tool for biomedical applications

PR Bhilkar, AS Bodhne, ST Yerpude, R Madankar… - OpenNano, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs), despite of very small in size have extraordinary power and functional
ability, forms the backbone of nanomaterials science, and utilizes it in diverse fields. Many …

Nanoparticles: A Potential and Effective Method to Control Insect‐Borne Diseases

D Nie, J Li, Q Xie, L Ai, C Zhu, Y Wu… - Bioinorganic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Insects act as vectors to carry a wide range of bacteria and viruses that can cause multiple
vector‐borne diseases in humans. Diseases such as dengue fever, epidemic encephalitis B …

Promising applications of phyto-fabricated silver nanoparticles: Recent trends in biomedicine

YK Mohanta, AK Mishra, J Panda, I Chakrabartty… - Biochemical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The prospective contribution of phyto-nanotechnology to the synthesis of silver
nanomaterials for biomedical purposes is attracting increasing interest across the world …

Biosynthesizing Cassia fistula Extract-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles for MCF-7 Cell Lines Anti-Cancer Assay

R Abaid, M Malik, MA Iqbal, M Malik, Z Shahwani… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The unique consequence of green synthesis is that the mediator plant is able to release
chemicals that are efficacious as reducing as well as stabilizing agents. In this work, the fruit …