Biological nanofactories: Using living forms for metal nanoparticle synthesis

S Srivastava, Z Usmani, AG Atanasov… - Mini Reviews in …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Metal nanoparticles are nanosized entities with dimensions of 1-100 nm that are
increasingly in demand due to applications in diverse fields like electronics, sensing …

Engineering tailored nanoparticles with microbes: quo vadis?

R Prasad, R Pandey, I Barman - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In the quest for less toxic and cleaner methods of nanomaterials production, recent
developments in the biosynthesis of nanoparticles have underscored the important role of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends and methodologies in gold nanoparticle synthesis–A prospective review on drug delivery aspect

M Sengani, AM Grumezescu, VD Rajeswari - OpenNano, 2017 - Elsevier
The prominent challenges in manufacturing carrier systems for chemical, biological and
medical applications are to produce stable, nontoxic and uniform dimension particles by …

Fungus-mediated biological synthesis of gold nanoparticles: potential in detection of liver cancer

A Chauhan, S Zubair, S Tufail, A Sherwani… - International journal …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background Nanomaterials are considered to be the pre-eminent component of the rapidly
advancing field of nanotechnology. However, developments in the biologically inspired …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial synthesis of nanoparticles: A green approach

SI Tsekhmistrenko, VS Bityutskyy… - Biosystems …, 2020 - cyberleninka.ru
In recent decades, the attention of scientists has been drawn towards nanoparticles (NPs) of
metals and metalloids. Traditional methods for the manufacturing of NPs are now being …

Shape and size diversity of gold, silver, selenium, and silica nanoparticles prepared by green synthesis using fungi and bacteria

E Vetchinkina, E Loshchinina… - Industrial & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
This article analyzes data on the diversity of shapes and sizes of nanoparticles obtained by
green synthesis from HAuCl4, AgNO3, Na2SeO3, and Na2SiO3 by using xylotrophic and …

Microbial synthesis of chalcogenide semiconductor nanoparticles: a review

JM Jacob, PNL Lens… - Microbial …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Chalcogenide semiconductor quantum dots are emerging as promising nanomaterials due
to their size tunable optoelectronic properties. The commercial synthesis and their …

Influence of Nitrogen Source and Growth Phase on Extracellular Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Cultural Filtrates of Scenedesmus obliquus

OM Darwesh, IA Matter, MF Eida, H Moawad, YK Oh - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this study, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were green-synthesized extracellularly by the
action of bioactive compounds in cultural filtrates of green microalga Scenedesmus obliquus …

Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using haloarchaeal isolate Halococcus salifodinae BK3

P Srivastava, J Bragança, SR Ramanan, M Kowshik - Extremophiles, 2013 - Springer
Numerous bacteria, fungi, yeasts and viruses have been exploited for biosynthesis of highly
structured metal sulfide and metallic nanoparticles. Haloarchaea (salt-loving archaea) of the …

Microbial biosynthesis of quantum dots: regulation and application

C Jin, W Xu, K Jin, L Yu, H Lu, Z Liu, J Liu… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dots (QDs) are nanoscale semiconductor materials that have found wide
applications in fields such as biosensing and solar cells. Conventionally, QDs are …