Marine organisms in nanoparticle synthesis
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| Auteurs | | Top |
- Mohite, P.
- Apte, M.
- Kumar, A.R.
- Zinjarde, S.
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| Abstract |
The interdisciplinary science of nanotechnology requires input from physical, chemical, biological, and material scientists. The drawbacks associated with the conventional physical or chemical methods of synthesizing nanoparticles are often circumvented when biological systems are employed. The role of terrestrial organisms in nanoparticle synthetic procedures have been discussed on earlier occasions, and a summary on biological forms associated with marine ecosystems mediating such metal-reductive processes is given here. Organisms in the marine environments need to rapidly adjust to the dynamic conditions that they encounter. In order to resist metal fluxes, marine organisms synthesize novel biomolecules that can reduce metal ions and form nanostructures. In this chapter, the role of various marine organisms (bacteria, fungi, algae, plants, and sponges) in synthesizing metal nanoparticles, their structural characterization, applications in different fields, and the mechanisms involved in the synthetic procedures have been discussed. In the concluding section, the need to investigate the hitherto unexplored wide plethora of organisms in forming nanoparticles of different metals, means of increasing productivity, extending applications, and deciphering mechanisms is highlighted. |
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