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compared with standards to gain information of the structural properties (Mohamed
et al. 2019). DLS is useful to determine the surface charge and distribution size of
NPs suspended in a colloidal phase (Faramarzi et al. 2020; Mohamed et al. 2019).
7 Applications of Mycosynthesized NPs
Myconanotechnology is a quick-promoting industry which has effectiveness in the
numerous fields of bionanotechnology. Fungus-based mycosynthesis of NPs has
attracted the microbiologists and other researchers due to their enormous applications in several fields. Owing to their authentic properties, NPs have worthy implementation in many fields as catalysts, fuel additives, cosmetics, lubricants, paints,
food packaging, agrochemicals, textile engineering, de-colorization of dyes, optics,
electronics, environmental sensing, gene delivery and drug agents, biodetection of
pathogens, nanomedicine, destruction of tumor, imaging, magnetic resonance, water
treatments, agricultures studies and other applications as listed in Table 1 (El-Batal
et al. 2020; El-Sayyad et al. 2019; Mohamed et al. 2019; Rabeea et al. 2020; Salvadori
2019; Uddandarao et al. 2019). In this context, fungus-mediated biosynthesis of
NPs has recently gained much awareness due to their comprehensive application
in multiple sectors. Applications of NPs in different fields may be summarized as
follows:
7.1 Myconanotechnology in Agriculture Sector
Agriculture is the central backbone for providing human food, desirable products,
animal feed and pivotal requisite materials for diverse industry as leathers, fibers,
chemicals for industry as xylan, starch and sugars. Improving the agricultural system
will have good effects on the other sectors. Nanotechnology has positive impacts on
different sectors of agriculture. Agricultural knowledge and engineering scope have
acquired momentum with the prospering implementations of myconanotechnology
in agricultural field (Tarafdar et al. 2013). Mycosynthesis of nanomaterials as nanostructures, nanowires and nano-formulations are being utilized today to restrain plant
pathogens as pesticide and insecticides (El-Batal et al. 2020; Fernández et al. 2016).
The coming of myconanotechnology gave gateway to the evolution of nano-devices
and nano-structures with foreseeable novel implementations in the agricultural sector
(Raliya et al. 2015). Besides, NPs synthesized by different fungal species are used
to inhibit plant microbes, and it can be used to protect plants from pests and insects
infection (Raliya et al. 2016). Recently, pesticide-based NPs have been widely used
in agricultural fields to retard the pest infections (Fernández et al. 2016; Rai and
Ingle 2012). Metabolites secreted by fungal species are used as green methods for
fabrication of new promising NPs for pests’ control (Athanassiou et al. 2018; El-Batal
et al. 2020).
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compared with standards to gain information of the structural properties (Mohamed
et al. 2019). DLS is useful to determine the surface charge and distribution size of
NPs suspended in a colloidal phase (Faramarzi et al. 2020; Mohamed et al. 2019).
7 Applications of Mycosynthesized NPs
Myconanotechnology is a quick-promoting industry which has effectiveness in the
numerous fields of bionanotechnology. Fungus-based mycosynthesis of NPs has
attracted the microbiologists and other researchers due to their enormous applications in several fields. Owing to their authentic properties, NPs have worthy implementation in many fields as catalysts, fuel additives, cosmetics, lubricants, paints,
food packaging, agrochemicals, textile engineering, de-colorization of dyes, optics,
electronics, environmental sensing, gene delivery and drug agents, biodetection of
pathogens, nanomedicine, destruction of tumor, imaging, magnetic resonance, water
treatments, agricultures studies and other applications as listed in Table 1 (El-Batal
et al. 2020; El-Sayyad et al. 2019; Mohamed et al. 2019; Rabeea et al. 2020; Salvadori
2019; Uddandarao et al. 2019). In this context, fungus-mediated biosynthesis of
NPs has recently gained much awareness due to their comprehensive application
in multiple sectors. Applications of NPs in different fields may be summarized as
follows:
7.1 Myconanotechnology in Agriculture Sector
Agriculture is the central backbone for providing human food, desirable products,
animal feed and pivotal requisite materials for diverse industry as leathers, fibers,
chemicals for industry as xylan, starch and sugars. Improving the agricultural system
will have good effects on the other sectors. Nanotechnology has positive impacts on
different sectors of agriculture. Agricultural knowledge and engineering scope have
acquired momentum with the prospering implementations of myconanotechnology
in agricultural field (Tarafdar et al. 2013). Mycosynthesis of nanomaterials as nanostructures, nanowires and nano-formulations are being utilized today to restrain plant
pathogens as pesticide and insecticides (El-Batal et al. 2020; Fernández et al. 2016).
The coming of myconanotechnology gave gateway to the evolution of nano-devices
and nano-structures with foreseeable novel implementations in the agricultural sector
(Raliya et al. 2015). Besides, NPs synthesized by different fungal species are used
to inhibit plant microbes, and it can be used to protect plants from pests and insects
infection (Raliya et al. 2016). Recently, pesticide-based NPs have been widely used
in agricultural fields to retard the pest infections (Fernández et al. 2016; Rai and
Ingle 2012). Metabolites secreted by fungal species are used as green methods for
fabrication of new promising NPs for pests’ control (Athanassiou et al. 2018; El-Batal
et al. 2020).