Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

A large number of metallic nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized by using
different plant extracts and microbes including bacteria, fungi viruses and microalgae. Some …

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are of great scientific interest because of the size effect
associated with their magnetic properties and, even more so, because of their wide-ranging …

Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) have been studied extensively for over two decades for
their novel electronic, photonic, thermal, electrochemical and mechanical properties. This …

Bionanotechnology has now become firmly established in its own right as one of the
principle and focused subdisciplines within nanotechnology.(1-10) Bionanotechnology can …

Inorganic nanomaterials are widely used in chemical, electronics, photonics, energy and
medical industries. Preparing a nanomaterial (NM) typically requires physical and/or …

This critical review focuses on recent advances in the bio-inspired synthesis of metal
nanomaterials (MNMs) using microorganisms, viruses, plants, proteins and DNA molecules …

In recent years, due to its unparalleled advantages, the biomimetic and bioinspired
synthesis of nanomaterials/nanostructures has drawn increasing interest and attention …

Templating is one of the most important techniques for the controlled synthesis of
nanostructured materials. This powerful tool uses a pre-existing guide with desired …

This review provides an overview of recent developments in “chemical virology.” Viruses, as
materials, provide unique nanoscale scaffolds that have relevance in chemical biology and …