An overview of the algae-mediated biosynthesis of nanoparticles and their biomedical applications

R Chaudhary, K Nawaz, AK Khan, C Hano, BH Abbasi… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Algae have long been exploited commercially and industrially as food, feed, additives,
cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and fertilizer, but now the trend is shifting towards the algae …

Biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles: plants, animals and microbial aspects

RK Das, VL Pachapur, L Lonappan, M Naghdi… - Nanotechnology for …, 2017 - Springer
The green synthesis (GS) of different metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) has re-evaluated plants,
animals and microorganisms for their natural potential to reduce metallic ions into neutral …

Algae-based metallic nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and applications

P Khanna, A Kaur, D Goyal - Journal of microbiological methods, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials (NMs) tailored via conventional physicochemical routes play havoc with the
environment that has led to the evolution of competent green routes for the actualization of a …

Green and cost-effective synthesis of metallic nanoparticles by algae: Safe methods for translational medicine

B Uzair, A Liaqat, H Iqbal, B Menaa, A Razzaq… - Bioengineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
Metal nanoparticles (NPs) have received much attention for potential applications in
medicine (mainly in oncology, radiology and infectiology), due to their intriguing chemical …

Nanoparticles biosynthesized by fungi and yeast: a review of their preparation, properties, and medical applications

A Boroumand Moghaddam, F Namvar, M Moniri… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
In the field of nanotechnology, the use of various biological units instead of toxic chemicals
for the reduction and stabilization of nanoparticles, has received extensive attention. Among …

New insights on the green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant and waste biomaterials: current knowledge, their agricultural and environmental applications

RG Saratale, GD Saratale, HS Shin, JM Jacob… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing scientific field and has attracted a great interest over
the last few years because of its abundant applications. Green nanotechnology is a …

Quantum dots for photocatalysis: synthesis and environmental applications

M Jouyandeh, SSM Khadem, S Habibzadeh… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dots (QDs) with unique properties have been widely employed for energy,
environmental, and health care applications. Green natural resources, because of their …

A review on the biosynthesis of metallic nanoparticles (gold and silver) using bio-components of microalgae: Formation mechanism and applications

PD Shankar, S Shobana, I Karuppusamy… - Enzyme and Microbial …, 2016 - Elsevier
The synthesis of nanoparticles (NP) using algae has been underexploited and even
unexplored. In recent times, there are few reports on the synthesis of NP using algae, which …

[HTML][HTML] Green biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles using Galaxaura elongata and characterization of their antibacterial activity

N Abdel-Raouf, NM Al-Enazi, IBM Ibraheem - Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
The synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au) using Galaxaura elongata (powder or extract) is
demonstrated here. The rapid formation of stable Au nanoparticles has been found using G …

A novel approach to the green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles: the use of agro-wastes, enzymes, and pigments

IA Adelere, A Lateef - Nanotechnology Reviews, 2016 - degruyter.com
The green synthesis of nanoparticles has received great attention in recent times owing to its
advantages such as cost effectiveness, simplicity, eco-friendliness, biocompatibility, and …