title: Marine microorganisms as potential biofactories for synthesis of metallic nanoparticles.
abstract: The use of marine microorganisms as potential biofactories for green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles is a relatively new field of research with considerable prospects. This method is eco-friendly, time saving, and inexpensive and can be easily scaled up for large-scale synthesis. The increasing need to develop simple, nontoxic, clean, and environmentally safe production methods for nanoparticles and to decrease environmental impact, minimize waste, and increase energy productivity has become important in this field. Marine microorganisms are tiny organisms that live in marine ecosystems and account for >98% of biomass of the world's ocean. Marine microorganisms synthesize metallic nanoparticles either intracellularly or extracellularly. Marine microbially-produced metallic nanoparticles have received considerable attention in recent years because of their expected impact on various applications such as medicine, energy, electronic, and space industries. The present review discusses marine microorganisms as potential biofactories for the green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and their potential applications.
authors.affiliation: a Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University , Busan , Republic of Korea and.
authors.forename: Panchanathan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manivasagan
authors.affiliation: b Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus) , Pukyong National University , Busan , Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.affiliation: a Marine-Integrated Bionics Research Center, Pukyong National University , Busan , Republic of Korea and.|b Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biotechnology (BK21 Plus) , Pukyong National University , Busan , Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Junghwan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology / Q000379:methods*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals
keywords: Biosynthesis; gold; marine microorganisms; metallic nanoparticles; silver