A review on nanoparticles: characteristics, synthesis, applications, and challenges

KA Altammar - Frontiers in microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The significance of nanoparticles (NPs) in technological advancements is due to their
adaptable characteristics and enhanced performance over their parent material. They are …

Green synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles from plant leaf extracts and their applications: A review

AME Shafey - Green Processing and Synthesis, 2020 - degruyter.com
Metal nanoparticles (MNPs) and metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) are used in numerous
fields. The new nano-based entities are being strongly generated and incorporated into …

'Green'synthesis of metals and their oxide nanoparticles: applications for environmental remediation

J Singh, T Dutta, KH Kim, M Rawat, P Samddar… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
In materials science,“green” synthesis has gained extensive attention as a reliable,
sustainable, and eco-friendly protocol for synthesizing a wide range of materials …

A focus to green synthesis of metal/metal based oxide nanoparticles: Various mechanisms and applications towards ecological approach

JA Kumar, T Krithiga, S Manigandan, S Sathish… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanomaterial synthesis using a greener route has received massive attention as a
sustainable, feasible, reliable, cost-effective, wealthy and environmentally friendly paradigm …

Nanomaterials for remediation of environmental pollutants

A Roy, A Sharma, S Yadav, LT Jule… - Bioinorganic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Today, environmental contamination is a big concern for both developing and developed
countries. The primary sources of contamination of land, water, and air are extensive …

Biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles from Azadirachta indica for antibacterial and photocatalytic applications

T Bhuyan, K Mishra, M Khanuja, R Prasad… - Materials Science in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of nanoparticles is gaining importance and has been suggested as
possible alternatives to chemical and physical methods. The present work reports low-cost …

Phytoassisted synthesis of magnesium oxide nanoparticles from Pterocarpus marsupium rox. b heartwood extract and its biomedical applications

MA Ammulu, KV Viswanath, AK Giduturi… - Journal of Genetic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Unlike chemical techniques, the combination of metal oxide nanoparticles
utilizing plant concentrate is a promising choice. The purpose of this work was to synthesize …

Recent advances in metal-based antimicrobial coatings for high-touch surfaces

M Birkett, L Dover, C Cherian Lukose… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
International interest in metal-based antimicrobial coatings to control the spread of bacteria,
fungi, and viruses via high contact human touch surfaces are growing at an exponential rate …

Do physico-chemical properties of silver nanoparticles decide their interaction with biological media and bactericidal action? A review

V Pareek, R Gupta, J Panwar - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2018 - Elsevier
The unprecedented increase in antibiotic resistance in this era has resuscitated the attention
of scientific community to exploit silver and its various species as antimicrobial agents …

Developments in smart anticorrosive coatings with multifunctional characteristics

SB Ulaeto, R Rajan, JK Pancrecious, TPD Rajan… - Progress in Organic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Smart coatings are innovative coatings that can react spontaneously, due to inbuilt stimuli-
responsive mechanisms. The functionality obtained from these class of coatings at the metal …