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Bio-nanoparticles : biosynthesis and sustainable biotechnological implications /
"Nanoparticles are considered to be the building blocks for nanotechnology and are referred to as the particles having more than one dimension of the order of 100 nm or less. The nanostructured materials are being offered as better built, long lasting, cleaner, safer, and smarter products for u...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
Wiley Blackwell,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1 Diversity of Microbes in Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles: Progress and Limitations; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Bacteria; 1.3. Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Fungi; 1.4. Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Algae; 1.5. Applications of Metal Nanoparticles; 1.5.1. Nanoparticles as Catalyst; 1.5.2. Nanoparticles as Bio-membranes; 1.5.3. Nanoparticles in Cancer Treatment; 1.5.4. Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery; 1.5.5. Nanoparticles for Detection and Destruction of Pesticides.
- 1.5.6. Nanoparticles in Water Treatment1.6. Limitations of Synthesis of Biogenic Nanoparticles; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 2 Role of Fungi Toward Synthesis of Nano-Oxides; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Fungus-Mediated Synthesis of Nanomaterials; 2.2.1. Biosynthesis of Binary Nano-oxides using Chemical Precursors; 2.2.2. Biosynthesis of Complex Mixed-metal Nano-oxides using Chemical Precursors; 2.2.3. Biosynthesis of Nano-oxides using Natural Precursors employing Bioleaching Approach; 2.2.4. Biosynthesis of Nano-oxides Employing Bio-milling Approach; 2.3. Outlook; References.
- Chapter 3 Microbial Molecular Mechanisms in Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Chemical Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles; 3.2.1. Brust-Schiffrin Synthesis; 3.3. Green Synthesis; 3.4. Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles; 3.5. Mechanisms for Formation or Synthesis of Nanoparticles; 3.5.1. Biomineralization using Magnetotactic Bacteria (MTB); 3.5.2. Reduction of Tellurite using Phototroph Rhodobacter capsulatus; 3.5.3. Formation of AgNPs using Lactic Acid and Bacteria; 3.5.4. Microfluidic Cellular Bioreactor for the Generation of Nanoparticles.
- 3.5.5. Proteins and Peptides in the Synthesis of Nanoparticles3.5.6. NADH-dependent Reduction by Enzymes; 3.5.7. Sulfate and Sulfite Reductase; 3.5.8. Cyanobacteria; 3.5.9. Cysteine Desulfhydrase in Rhodopseudomonas palustris; 3.5.10. Nitrate and Nitrite reductase; 3.6. Extracellular Synthesis of Nanoparticles; 3.6.1. Bacterial Excretions; 3.6.2. Fungal Strains; 3.6.3. Yeast: Oxido-reductase Mechanism; 3.6.4. Plant Extracts; 3.7. Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Biofilms in Bio-Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Microbial Synthesis of Nanomaterials.
- 4.2.1. Overview4.2.2. Significance of Biofilms in Biosynthesis of Nanomaterials; 4.2.3. Synthesis of Nanomaterials using Biofilms; 4.3. Interaction of Microbial Biofilms with Nanomaterials; 4.3.1. Nanomaterials as Anti-biofilm Agents; 4.3.2. Nanomaterials as a Tool in Biofilm Studies; 4.4. Future Perspectives; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5 Extremophiles and Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles: Current and Future Perspectives; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Synthesis of Nanoparticles; 5.2.1. Microorganisms: An Asset in Nanoparticle Biosynthesis; 5.2.2. Extremophiles in Nanoparticle Biosynthesis.