Visionneuse

Date_TXT

Swetzerland : Springer, 2020

Auteur

Lalita Ledwani, Jitendra S. Sangwai

Sujet

Nanotechnology; Environmental engineering; Characterization; Application of Biogenic; Thermal Plasma Processes

Type de document

Livre

Description :

The confluence of nanomaterials and biological macromolecules has enabled
expanded paradigms of environmental analysis and remediation. The bulk of work in
this context has been within an analytical or bio-sensory framework. This is not surprising considering the sophistication in the function of biomolecules and constraints
in terms of scale-up of operations. Nevertheless, a unique set of applications of such
biomolecule-nanomaterial constructs can be envisaged if one were to reimagine the
environment to include the immediate proximity of human activity. Processes and products being used at the human scale could provide unmatched opportunities for
nanobio-constructs. In this chapter, we have examined the context of the application
of nucleic acid-based nanoconstructs in terms of orthodox environmental analysis.
Further, we provide proof-of-concept of novel nucleic acid-based nanoconstructs
toward adsorption and reuse of a clinically relevant dye. The work provides perspective to the use of nucleic acid (or other biomolecule-based) nanoconstructs for
environmental analysis in atypical contexts.