use of microorganisms for the formation of metal nanoparticles and their application

Nanomaterials are at the leading edge of the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology. The development of reliable experimental protocols for the synthesis of nanomaterials over a range of chemical compositions, sizes, and high monodispersity is one of the challenging issues in current nanotechnol...

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Published in:Applied microbiology and biotechnology 2006-01, Vol.69 (5), p.485-492
Main Authors: Mandal, Deendayal, Bolander, Mark E, Mukhopadhyay, Debabrata, Sarkar, Gobinda, Mukherjee, Priyabrata
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria - metabolism
Biological and medical sciences
Biosynthesis
Biotechnology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fungi - metabolism
Metals - metabolism
Microorganisms
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles
Nanostructures - chemistry
Nanotechnology
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Summary:Nanomaterials are at the leading edge of the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology. The development of reliable experimental protocols for the synthesis of nanomaterials over a range of chemical compositions, sizes, and high monodispersity is one of the challenging issues in current nanotechnology. In the context of the current drive to develop green technologies in material synthesis, this aspect of nanotechnology is of considerable importance. Biological systems, masters of ambient condition chemistry, synthesize inorganic materials that are hierarchically organized from the nano- to the macroscale. Recent studies on the use of microorganisms in the synthesis of nanoparticles are a relatively new and exciting area of research with considerable potential for development. This review describes a brief overview of the current research worldwide on the use of microorganisms in the biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles and their applications.
ISSN:0175-7598
1432-0614
DOI:10.1007/s00253-005-0179-3