title: Green synthesis of therapeutic nanoparticles: an expanding horizon.
abstract: Nanotechnology continues to achieve tremendous awards in therapeutics, but the economical and ecofriendly production of nanoparticles (NPs) is still in infancy, simply due to the nanotoxicity, unprecedented health hazards and scale up issues. Green nanotechnology was introduced in the quest to mitigate such risks by utilizing natural resources as biological tool for NP synthesis. The key advantages offered by green approach include lower capital and operating expenses, reduced environmental impacts, superior biocompatibility and higher stability. In this review, we shed light on the biosynthesis of therapeutic NPs along with their numerous biomedical applications. Toxicity aspects of NPs and the impact of green approach on it, is also discussed briefly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, JCDM College of Pharmacy, Sirsa-125055, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JCDM College of Pharmacy, Sirsa-125055, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Viney
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lather
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, JCDM College of Pharmacy, Sirsa-125055, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pandita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008819:Mice, Nude; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: anticancer; antimicrobial; biosynthesis; drug delivery; green nanotechnology; nanotoxicity