Plant extract synthesized silver nanoparticles: An ongoing source of novel biocompatible materials

R Rajan, K Chandran, SL Harper, SI Yun… - Industrial Crops and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In view of its simplicity, low cost involvement, higher reducing potential, zero contamination
and reduced or less environmental impact, the plant extract based green chemistry process …

Silver and titanium dioxide nanoparticle toxicity in plants: a review of current research

A Cox, P Venkatachalam, S Sahi, N Sharma - Plant physiology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) have become widely used in recent years for many manufacturing and
medical processes. Recent literature suggests that many metallic nanomaterials including …

[HTML][HTML] Marine organisms: Pioneer natural sources of polysaccharides/proteins for green synthesis of nanoparticles and their potential applications

N Yosri, SAM Khalifa, Z Guo, B Xu, X Zou… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Current innovations in the marine bionanotechnology arena are supporting and stimulating
developments in other fields, including nanomedicine, pharmaceuticals, sensors …

[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesis of Selenium Nanoparticles (via Bacillus subtilis BSN313), and Their Isolation, Characterization, and Bioactivities

A Ullah, X Yin, F Wang, B Xu, ZA Mirani, B Xu… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Among the trace elements, selenium (Se) has great demand as a health supplement.
Compared to its other forms, selenium nanoparticles have minor toxicity, superior reactivity …

[HTML][HTML] Using inorganic nanoparticles to fight fungal infections in the antimicrobial resistant era

T Huang, X Li, M Maier, NM O'Brien-Simpson… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Fungal infections pose a serious threat to human health and livelihoods. The number and
variety of clinically approved antifungal drugs is very limited, and the emergence and rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of antifungal properties of metal nanoparticles

YN Slavin, H Bach - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Highlights What are the main findings? Mechanisms by which nanoparticles exert their
damage on fungi were described. Transcriptomic studies regarding exposure to …

Plant extract: a promising biomatrix for ecofriendly, controlled synthesis of silver nanoparticles

HP Borase, BK Salunke, RB Salunkhe, CD Patil… - Applied biochemistry …, 2014 - Springer
Uses of plants extracts are found to be more advantageous over chemical, physical and
microbial (bacterial, fungal, algal) methods for silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesis. In …

Green synthesis and structural characterization of selenium nanoparticles and assessment of their antimicrobial property

N Srivastava, M Mukhopadhyay - Bioprocess and biosystems engineering, 2015 - Springer
In the present study, selenium nanoparticles were biologically synthesized by non-
pathogenic, economic and easy to handle bacterium Ralstonia eutropha. The selenium oxo …

[HTML][HTML] Green Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles Mediated by Streptomyces plicatus: Characterizations, Antimicrobial and Nematicidal Activities and Cytogenetic …

MH Kalaba, SA Moghannem, AS El-Hawary… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) are regarded as one of the most promising kinds of
materials in a variety of fields, including agriculture. Therefore, this study aimed to …

Biodirected synthesis of Miconazole-conjugated bacterial silver nanoparticles and their application as antifungal agents and drug delivery vehicles

CG Kumar, Y Poornachandra - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2015 - Elsevier
The recent strategy to improve the efficacy of drugs is to combine them with metal
nanoparticles for the control of microbial infections. Considering this fact, we developed a …