Microbial Enzymes in Nanotechnology
and Fabrication of Nanozymes:
A Perspective
J. A. Elegbede and A. Lateef
1 Introduction
Nanotechnology is all about strategies for synthesis and manipulation of structure of particles with sizes that range from approximately 1–100 nm. Within this
range of size, all the characteristics such as chemical, biological, physical and
electrical are tailored in elementary ways of both individual atoms/molecules and
consequently their bulk (Ahmed et al. 2016). Nanotechnology is constantly generating great attention due to its of widespread applications in numerous facets life
endeavors. It is a major subject that traverses many disciplines of science and
technology (Elegbede and Lateef 2019a; Lateef et al. 2019). Nanobiotechnology
well described as a subset of nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary subject which
aggregates various spheres of knowledge which include nanotechnology, biotechnology, physical methodology, chemical processing and system engineering, molecular motors, nanobiomaterials and nanocrystals (Lateef et al. 2015a). Nanobiotechnology is currently speedily receiving attentions because it improves the method
of recreating biocompatible nanomaterials that is applicable in several fields such
as biomedicine and healthcare, feed and food, environment, cosmetics, chemical
industries, single electron transistors, catalysis, drug–gene delivery, electronics,
mechanics, light emitters, energy science, space industries, nonlinear optical devices,
in addition to photoelectrochemical applications (Elegbede and Lateef 2019b).
The green synthesis approach is a highly prospective aspect of nanobiotechnology
wherein materials that are environmentally friendly are used in the biofabrication of
nanomaterials. Green synthesis is favorable over chemical techniques and physical
methods because it is uncomplicated, safe, reasonably reproducible, cost-effective
and regularly generates more stable nanomaterials. Biological process deployed in
J. A. Elegbede (B) · A. Lateef
Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology and Nanobiotechnology, Department of Pure and Applied
Biology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
e-mail: josephadetunji18@gmail.com
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
A. Lateef et al. (eds.), Microbial Nanobiotechnology, Materials Horizons: From Nature
to Nanomaterials, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4777-9_7
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and Fabrication of Nanozymes:
A Perspective
J. A. Elegbede and A. Lateef
1 Introduction
Nanotechnology is all about strategies for synthesis and manipulation of structure of particles with sizes that range from approximately 1–100 nm. Within this
range of size, all the characteristics such as chemical, biological, physical and
electrical are tailored in elementary ways of both individual atoms/molecules and
consequently their bulk (Ahmed et al. 2016). Nanotechnology is constantly generating great attention due to its of widespread applications in numerous facets life
endeavors. It is a major subject that traverses many disciplines of science and
technology (Elegbede and Lateef 2019a; Lateef et al. 2019). Nanobiotechnology
well described as a subset of nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary subject which
aggregates various spheres of knowledge which include nanotechnology, biotechnology, physical methodology, chemical processing and system engineering, molecular motors, nanobiomaterials and nanocrystals (Lateef et al. 2015a). Nanobiotechnology is currently speedily receiving attentions because it improves the method
of recreating biocompatible nanomaterials that is applicable in several fields such
as biomedicine and healthcare, feed and food, environment, cosmetics, chemical
industries, single electron transistors, catalysis, drug–gene delivery, electronics,
mechanics, light emitters, energy science, space industries, nonlinear optical devices,
in addition to photoelectrochemical applications (Elegbede and Lateef 2019b).
The green synthesis approach is a highly prospective aspect of nanobiotechnology
wherein materials that are environmentally friendly are used in the biofabrication of
nanomaterials. Green synthesis is favorable over chemical techniques and physical
methods because it is uncomplicated, safe, reasonably reproducible, cost-effective
and regularly generates more stable nanomaterials. Biological process deployed in
J. A. Elegbede (B) · A. Lateef
Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology and Nanobiotechnology, Department of Pure and Applied
Biology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
e-mail: josephadetunji18@gmail.com
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
A. Lateef et al. (eds.), Microbial Nanobiotechnology, Materials Horizons: From Nature
to Nanomaterials, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4777-9_7
185