A Review of Current Research into the Biogenic Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles via Marine Algae and Seagrasses
| Autor: | Derek Fawcett, Jennifer Verduin, Monaliben Shah, Shashi B. Sharma, Gérrard Eddy Jai Poinern |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Materials science
biology Nanotechnology 02 engineering and technology Metal oxide nanoparticles 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences Metal Human health Algae visual_art Environmental chemistry visual_art.visual_art_medium Nanobiotechnology 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nanoscience. 2017:1-15 |
| ISSN: | 2314-6931 2356-749X |
| Popis: | Today there is a growing need to develop reliable, sustainable, and ecofriendly protocols for manufacturing a wide range of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles. The biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles via nanobiotechnology based techniques has the potential to deliver clean manufacturing technologies. These new clean technologies can significantly reduce environmental contamination and decease the hazards to human health resulting from the use of toxic chemicals and solvents currently used in conventional industrial fabrication processes. The largely unexplored marine environment that covers approximately 70% of the earth’s surface is home to many naturally occurring and renewable marine plants. The present review summarizes current research into the biogenic synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles via marine algae (commonly known as seaweeds) and seagrasses. Both groups of marine plants contain a wide variety of biologically active compounds and secondary metabolites that enables these plants to act as biological factories for the manufacture of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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