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Applications of biosynthesized metallic nanoparticles - a review.
Adam Schröfel,Adam Schröfel,Adam Schröfel,Gabriela Kratošová,Ivo Šafařík,Mirka Šafaříková,Ivan Raška,Leslie M. Shor +7 more
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The key applications reviewed here include biomedical applications, especially antimicrobial applications, but also imaging applications, catalytic applications such as reduction of environmental contaminants, and electrochemical applications including sensing.About:
This article is published in Acta Biomaterialia.The article was published on 2014-10-01. It has received 363 citations till now.read more
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Gold Nanoparticles in Diagnostics and Therapeutics for Human Cancer
Priyanka Singh,Santosh Pandit,Venkata Raghavendra Subrahmanya Sar Mokkapati,Abhroop Garg,Vaishnavi Ravikumar,Ivan Mijakovic,Ivan Mijakovic +6 more
TL;DR: An overview of recent progress made in the application of gold nanoparticles in the treatment of cancer by tumor detection, drug delivery, imaging, photothermal and photodynamic therapy and their current limitations in terms of bioavailability and the fate of the nanoparticles is provided.
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Biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles: A review
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Noble Metal Nanoparticles: Plant-Mediated Synthesis, Mechanistic Aspects of Synthesis, and Applications
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Plant-mediated biosynthesis of metallic nanoparticles: A review of literature, factors affecting synthesis, characterization techniques and applications
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Application of nanoparticles in biofuels: an overview
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TL;DR: This review critically examines the various studies in literature that have explored nanoparticles in biofuel processes such as biohydrogen, biogas, biodiesel and bioethanol production, towards enhancing their process yields and elucidates the different types of nanomaterials that have been used in these bioprocesses.
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