title: Biogenic Fabrication of Iron/Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Application.
abstract: Enshrined in this review are the biogenic fabrication and applications of coated and uncoated iron and iron oxide nanoparticles. Depending on their magnetic properties, they have been used in the treatment of cancer, drug delivery system, MRI, and catalysis and removal of pesticides from potable water. The polymer-coated iron and iron oxide nanoparticles are made biocompatible, and their slow release makes them more effective and lasting. Their cytotoxicity against microbes under aerobic/anaerobic conditions has also been discussed. The magnetic moment of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles changes with their interaction with biomolecules as a consequence of which their size decreases. Their biological efficacy has been found to be dependent on the shape, size, and concentration of these nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Khwaja Salahuddin
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Siddiqi
authors.affiliation: Department of Saidla (Unani Pharmacy), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ur Rahman
authors.affiliation: Department of Saidla (Unani Pharmacy), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.lastname: Tajuddin
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box #196, Gondar, Ethiopia. adroot92@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Azamal
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9120-5540
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Husen
keywords: Biosynthesis; Cytotoxicity; Drug delivery system; Iron; Iron oxide nanoparticles