Nanoparticle‐mediated gene transformation strategies for plant genetic engineering

Z Lv, R Jiang, J Chen, W Chen - The Plant Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plant genetic engineering, a recent technological advancement in the field of plant science,
is an important tool used to improve crop quality and yield, to enhance secondary metabolite …

Smart carbon nanotubes for drug delivery system: A comprehensive study

R Jha, A Singh, PK Sharma, NK Fuloria - Journal of Drug Delivery Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the nanotechnology's utmost distinctive inventions. Over the
past two decades, many scientists around the globe have investigated CNTs carefully …

DNA nanostructures coordinate gene silencing in mature plants

H Zhang, GS Demirer, H Zhang, T Ye… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Delivery of biomolecules to plants relies on Agrobacterium infection or biolistic particle
delivery, the former of which is amenable only to DNA delivery. The difficulty in delivering …

Carbon nanotube–mediated DNA delivery without transgene integration in intact plants

GS Demirer, H Zhang, NS Goh, E González-Grandío… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Exogenous biomolecule delivery into plants is difficult because the plant cell wall poses a
dominant transport barrier, thereby limiting the efficiency of plant genetic engineering …

RNAs—a new frontier in crop protection

D Niu, R Hamby, JN Sanchez, Q Cai, Q Yan… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Small RNA (sRNA)-mediated RNA interference (RNAi) is a regulatory mechanism
conserved in almost all eukaryotes. sRNAs play a critical role in host pathogen interactions …

Biopolymeric nanocarriers for nutrient delivery and crop biofortification

S Dutta, S Pal, P Panwar, RK Sharma, PL Bhutia - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Driven by the possibility of precise transformational change in nutrient-enrichment
technology to meet global food demand, advanced nutrient delivery strategies have …

Fluorescent single-walled carbon nanotubes for protein detection

A Hendler-Neumark, G Bisker - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nanosensors have a central role in recent approaches to molecular recognition in
applications like imaging, drug delivery systems, and phototherapy. Fluorescent …

The use of nanocarriers to improve the efficiency of RNAi-based pesticides in agriculture

O Christiaens, M Petek, G Smagghe… - … : from research and …, 2020 - Springer
RNA interference (RNAi) is a post-transcriptional gene silencing mechanism whereby target
gene messenger RNA (mRNA) is neutralized by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) …

Engineering crops without genome integration using nanotechnology

P Wang, FJ Zhao, PM Kopittke - Trends in plant science, 2019 - cell.com
Nanomaterial-based delivery systems can deliver functional genes or siRNA into intact plant
cells and create transgene-free genetically engineered plants. This system allows highly …

RNAi as a foliar spray: efficiency and challenges to field applications

BTL Hoang, SJ Fletcher, CA Brosnan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool that is being increasingly utilized for crop
protection against viruses, fungal pathogens, and insect pests. The non-transgenic …