Plant Nanobionics: Volume 2, Approaches in Nanoparticles, Biosynthesis, and Toxicity

1.  A Novel Approach for Plant Nanomaterials Synthesis

Necdet Saglam                                                                         

Hacettepe University, Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Division, Ankara Turkey

e-mail: saglam@hacettepe.edu.tr

2.   Toxicity of nanomaterials in plants and Environment

Majid Peyravi¹, Soodabeh Khalili², Mohsen Jahanshahi³ and Seyedeh Fatemeh Zakeritabar⁴

¹Nano-Environment Research Group, Nanobiotechnology Research Institute, Babol   Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, P.O.BOX: 484, Iran

²Nanobiotechnology Research Institute, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, P.O.BOX: 484, Iran. Email: soodabeh.khalili@yahoo.com  

³Nanotechnology Research Institute, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, P.O.BOX: 484, Iran. Email: mjahan@nit.ac.ir ; mmohse@yahoo.com

⁴Nanobiotechnology Research Institute, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, P.O.BOX: 484, Iran. Email: f.zakeritabar@gmail.com

*Corresponding author email: majidpeyravi@gmail.com ; majidpeyravi@nit.ac.ir  

3.   Perovskite based photocatalysts for excellent visible light driven photocatalysis and energy conversion

Kah Hon Leong¹*, Ping Feng Lim¹, Lan Ching Sim², Azrina Abd Aziz³, Pichiah Saravanan⁴

¹Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia; Email: raven_lim@hotmail.com

²Department of Chemical Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sungai Long 9, Bandar Sungai Long, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. Email: simcl@utar.edu.my

³Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Email: azrinaaziz@ump.edu.my  

⁴Environmental Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, 826004, Jharkhand, India Email: pichiahsaravanan@gmail.com

4.   Impact of nanoparticles on photosynthesizing organisms and their use in hybrid structures with some components of photosynthetic apparatus

Josef Jampílek^1* and Katarína Král'ová²

¹Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Odbojárov 10, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia

²Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Ilkovicova 6, 84215 Bratislava, Slovakia; E-mail: kata.kralova@gmail.com

*Corresponding author e-mail: josef.jampilek@gmail.com 

5.   Green gold and silver nanopartilces for pharmaceutical biotechnology and anticancer applications

Steven Mufamadi¹*, Zamanzima Mazibuko² and Thilivhali Emmanuel Tshikalange³

¹Nanotechnology and Biotechnology, Nabio Consulting, Pretoria, South Africa

²Knowledge Economy and Scientific Advancement, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), Johannesburg, South Africa, Email: zamanzimam@mistra.org.za

³Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, Email:

emmanuel.tshikalange@up.ac.za 

*Corresponding author email: steven@nabioconsulting.co.za

6.     Synthesis, characterisation and antibacterial property of silver nanoparticles against multidrug resistant bacteria from Indian medicinal plants

Ankita Anupam, Shruti Palankar, Sharangouda J. Patil* and L.A. Rama Chandra Prasad*

School of Sciences, Department of Life Sciences, Garden City University, Bengaluru-560049

*Corresponding author email: sharangouda.patil@gardencitycollege.edu

7.     Green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles to combat plant diseases and the  potential economic benefits in Sub-Saharan Africa countries: Food quality

Steven Mufamadi^1* and Rofhiwa Bridget Mulaudzi²

¹Nanotechnology and Biotechnology, NABIO Consulting (Pty) Ltd, Pretoria, South Africa,

²Agricultural Research Council, Vegetable and Ornamental Plants, Pretoria, South Africa. MulaudziRB@arc.agric.za ; rofhiwab@gmail.com

*Corresponding author email: steven@nabioconsulting.co.za

8.     Biosynthesis of nanoparticles from Bee Propolis: An Overview

Shubharani R and V.N. Yogananda Murthy

Azyme Biosynthesis Private Limited, Bengaluru-560069, Karnataka, India

9.     Strategies to encapsulate nanomaterials and their applications in bio Imaging

Geeta Singh, Biomedical department, DCRUST Murthal, India, Email: geetasingh.bme@dcrustm.org

 10.  Potentialies of biogenic plants mediated copper and copper oxides nanoparticles and their utility

      Ravindra Pratap Singh, Department of Biotechnology, Indira Gandhi Nantional Tribal University, Lalpur Village, Amarkantak, District Anuppur, M.P. 484887, India;  *Corresponding author email: rpsnpl69@gmail.com , Mob.:+91- 9109346565

 11.   Potentialies of biogenic plants mediated Iron and iron oxides nanoparticles and their utility

      Ravindra Pratap Singh, Department of Biotechnology, Indira Gandhi Nantional Tribal University, Lalpur Village, Amarkantak, District Anuppur, M.P. 484887, India; *Corresponding author email: rpsnpl69@gmail.com

 12.   Processing of nanoparticles by biomatrices in a green approach

Marcia Regina Salvadori, Department of Microbiology, Biomedical Institute - II, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508000, Brazil

E-mail: mrsal@usp.br ; mrsalvadori@yahoo.com.br

¹Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

²Department of Bio-nanotechnology, Gachon University, South Korea

³Department of Chemistry, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India

⁴School of Life Science, BS Abdur Rahaman Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India

*Corresponding author: mohdashfaqbiotech@gmail.com

 14.  Engineered nanoparticle-based approaches to protection of plants against pathogenic microorganisms

Nariman Maroufpoor, Mehrdad Alizadeh, Hamed Hamishehkar, Behnam Asgari Lajayer, Mehrnaz Hatami*

Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Iran

Corresponding Author: m-hatami@araku.ac.ir

 15.  Carbon based-nanomaterials for drug delivery and bioimaging application: Progress, challenges and future prospective

Deepa Sachan¹, Shivani Goswami² and Mohammad Ashfaq³*

¹Center for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India

²Department of Biotechnology, Brahmanand College, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University, Kanpur 208025, Uttar Pradesh, India

³School of Life Sciences, BS Abdur Rahman Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai- 600048, Tamilnadu, India

Email: mohdashfaqbiotech@gmail.com

T. Theivasanthi

International Research center, Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil-626126. India

Email: ttheivasanthi@gmail.com

17.    Toxicity of nanomaterials in plants and humans

Ivan Pacheco and Cristina Buzea, IIPB Medicine Corporation, Owen Sound, N4k 6S5, Canada, Email: cristinabuzea@mdcorporation.ca ; cristinabuzea@yahoo.com

18.  Application of nanobiosensors in plant biology

Monica BUTNARIU¹* and Alina BUTU²

¹Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, 300645, Calea Aradului 119, Timis, Romania

²National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Splaiul

Independentei, 296, P.O. Box 17-16, 060031, Bucharest, Romania

*Corresponding author email: monicabutnariu@yahoo.com

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