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Fig. 9 Applications of nanotechnology in different fields
Biogenic nanoparticles are recently used in drug delivery and anticancer treatment
because of their advantageous properties (Hong et al. 2006). The biogenic nanoparticles are designed as small so that they can be easily used as oral drug and for
nanoencapsulations (Pandey and Khuller 2007). Gold and silver nanoparticles are
the most commonly used nanoparticles in biomedical applications. Both gold and
silver nanoparticles are capable of detecting and diagnosing the cancer.
Nanoparticles synthesized by physical and chemical methods are toxic in nature.
These nanoparticles show various toxic side effects on human body. So there is a need
to produce biogenic nanoparticles because of their cost-effective and eco-friendly in
nature. Biogenic synthesis of metal nanoparticles provides cost-effective and safe
therapeutics drugs for the treatment of cancer (Campbell et al. 2019; Chaloupka
et al. 2010; Pandey and Khuller 2007). Nanoparticles like TiO 2 , silica, and Au are
used nowadays in the treatment of breast cancers. These nanoparticles have some
specific ligand-binding characteristics that are capable in detecting the tumors in
breast cancer images (Mu et al. 2017; Peng et al. 2014).
(b) Antibacterial activities
The biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles from microbial sources, like plants, bacteria, fungi, and so on, has become an emerging field due to simple, fast, eco-friendly,
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Fig. 9 Applications of nanotechnology in different fields
Biogenic nanoparticles are recently used in drug delivery and anticancer treatment
because of their advantageous properties (Hong et al. 2006). The biogenic nanoparticles are designed as small so that they can be easily used as oral drug and for
nanoencapsulations (Pandey and Khuller 2007). Gold and silver nanoparticles are
the most commonly used nanoparticles in biomedical applications. Both gold and
silver nanoparticles are capable of detecting and diagnosing the cancer.
Nanoparticles synthesized by physical and chemical methods are toxic in nature.
These nanoparticles show various toxic side effects on human body. So there is a need
to produce biogenic nanoparticles because of their cost-effective and eco-friendly in
nature. Biogenic synthesis of metal nanoparticles provides cost-effective and safe
therapeutics drugs for the treatment of cancer (Campbell et al. 2019; Chaloupka
et al. 2010; Pandey and Khuller 2007). Nanoparticles like TiO 2 , silica, and Au are
used nowadays in the treatment of breast cancers. These nanoparticles have some
specific ligand-binding characteristics that are capable in detecting the tumors in
breast cancer images (Mu et al. 2017; Peng et al. 2014).
(b) Antibacterial activities
The biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles from microbial sources, like plants, bacteria, fungi, and so on, has become an emerging field due to simple, fast, eco-friendly,