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Saleem S, Khalid S, Nazir A, Khan Y, Ali M. Modification of polyurethane foams with zinc sulfide nanoparticles and their novel composites with multani mitti and charcoal for oil spill cleanup. RSC Adv 2024; 14:25393-25408. [PMID: 39139245 PMCID: PMC11320194 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra03924f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
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With the rapid growth of the automobile industry, the excessive number of industrial pollutants, particularly oil spills, has become a huge threat to the natural environment. Therefore, an environmentally benign and sustainable solution is required for an effective oil spill cleanup. To enhance the sorption capacity of pristine polyurethane (PU) foam used in oil spill cleanup, ZnS nanoparticles were deposited on PU foam via a coprecipitation approach. Additionally, the effect of Fuller's earth, locally known as Multani Mitti (MM), and charcoal (CC) on the sorption properties of the PU foam were investigated and compared. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was used as a binder during the modification procedure. The morphology, chemical composition, and thermal stability of ZnS/MM/PVA- and ZnS/CC/PVA-modified PU sorbents were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and X-ray photon spectroscopy (XPS). The modified PU foam exhibited outstanding properties including a high sorption capacity, high selectivity to different types of used oils such as vegetable oil, hydraulic oil, lube oil, and gear oil, and superior reusability in comparison to pristine PU foam. ZnS/CC/PVA has a sorption capacity of 16.78 g g-1 while ZnS/MM/PVA exhibited a sorption capacity of 16 g g-1. In addition, after 10 cycles of oil sorption-squeezing experiments, the oil sorption capacity remained unchanged, and the absorbed used oil could be removed and collected by an easy squeezing procedure prior to reuse. This work reveals that the ZnS/CC/PVA- and ZnS/MM/PVA-modified PU foams have a promising potential for oil spill removal and environmental protection.
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- Shumaila Saleem
- Institute of Physics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Bahawalpur Pakistan
- Nanosciences & Technology Department, National Centre for Physics, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus Shahdra Valley Road Islamabad 45320 Pakistan
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- Nanosciences & Technology Department, National Centre for Physics, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus Shahdra Valley Road Islamabad 45320 Pakistan
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- Institute of Physics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Bahawalpur Pakistan
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- Nanosciences & Technology Department, National Centre for Physics, Quaid-e-Azam University Campus Shahdra Valley Road Islamabad 45320 Pakistan
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- Thermal Energy Engineering Department, National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Islamabad Pakistan
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Veetil VT, Rajeeve AD, G.P S, Manish Kumar K, Bhagiyalakshmi M, Vinoba M, Yamuna R. β-Cyclodextrin capped ZnS nanoparticles for CER-assisted colorimetric and spectrophotometric detection of Pb 2⁺, Cu 2⁺, and Hg 2⁺ in an aqueous solution. Heliyon 2023; 9:e21850. [PMID: 38027943 PMCID: PMC10663911 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Herein, simple, low-cost, and room-temperature synthesis of beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) stabilized zinc sulfide nanoparticle (ZnS NP) through the chemical precipitation method has been reported for cation exchange reaction (CER) based colorimetric sensing of Pb2+, Cu2+, and Hg2+. Formation of β-CD stabilized ZnS NPs (ZnS@β-CD) was verified by physicochemical characterization techniques such as XRD, XPS, FE-SEM, and TEM. ZnS@β-CD NPs showed color change selectively for the metal ions Pb2⁺, Cu2⁺, and Hg2⁺ among the various metal ions including Sn2⁺, Cr³⁺, Mn2⁺, Fe³⁺, Co2⁺, Ni2⁺, and Cd2⁺. The solubility product of reactants and the transformed products are the reason for selective CER of ZnS@β-CD NPs towards Pb2⁺, Cu2⁺, and Hg2⁺ ions. ZnS@β-CD NPs dispersion revealed rapid color change from white to orange, black, and bright yellow on the addition of higher concentrations of Pb2⁺, Cu2⁺, and Hg2⁺ respectively. This color change is due to the formation of complete CER-transformed nanostructures such as PbS, CuS, and HgS in higher concentrations (10⁻1- 10⁻³ M) of corresponding metal ions. The partial CER altered products Zn1-x,PbxS, Zn1-xCuxS and Zn1-xHgxS were detected due to the appearance of pale color in the lower metal ions concentrations of 10⁻⁴ - 10⁻⁶ M. This CER assisted transformation was also monitored through spectrophotometric methods. Moreover, infrared spectroscopic analysis was used to testify the structure of CER transformed product. The synthesized ZnS@β-CD NPs act as an efficient CER-based sensor for distinguishing and determining Pb2⁺, Cu2⁺, and Hg2⁺ at different level concentrations in the aqueous solution.
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- Vyshnavi T. Veetil
- Department of Sciences, Amrita School of Physical Sciences Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
- Bio-materials Chemistry Research Laboratory, Amrita School of Engineering Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
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- Department of Sciences, Amrita School of Physical Sciences Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
- Bio-materials Chemistry Research Laboratory, Amrita School of Engineering Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
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- Department of Sciences, Amrita School of Physical Sciences Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
- Bio-materials Chemistry Research Laboratory, Amrita School of Engineering Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
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- Department of Sciences, Amrita School of Physical Sciences Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
- Bio-materials Chemistry Research Laboratory, Amrita School of Engineering Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Kerala, Periye, Kerala 671316, India
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- Petroleum Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat 13109, Kuwait
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- Department of Sciences, Amrita School of Physical Sciences Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
- Bio-materials Chemistry Research Laboratory, Amrita School of Engineering Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India
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Loshchinina EA, Vetchinkina EP, Kupryashina MA. Diversity of Mycogenic Oxide and Chalcogenide Nanoparticles: A Review. Biomimetics (Basel) 2023; 8:224. [PMID: 37366819 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics8020224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Oxide and chalcogenide nanoparticles have great potential for use in biomedicine, engineering, agriculture, environmental protection, and other research fields. The myco-synthesis of nanoparticles with fungal cultures, their metabolites, culture liquids, and mycelial and fruit body extracts is simple, cheap and environmentally friendly. The characteristics of nanoparticles, including their size, shape, homogeneity, stability, physical properties and biological activity, can be tuned by changing the myco-synthesis conditions. This review summarizes the data on the diversity of oxide and chalcogenide nanoparticles produced by various fungal species under different experimental conditions.
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- Ekaterina A Loshchinina
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Saratov Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBPPM RAS), 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Saratov Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBPPM RAS), 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Saratov Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBPPM RAS), 410049 Saratov, Russia
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Loa JDA, Cruz-Rodríguez IA, Rojas-Avelizapa NG. Colorimetric Detection of Metals Using CdS-NPs Synthesized by an Organic Extract of Aspergillus niger. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2023:10.1007/s12010-023-04341-z. [PMID: 36656535 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04341-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The use of cadmium sulfide nanoparticles (CdS-NPs) synthesized by fungi presents highly stable chemical and optical characteristics; this makes them a promising alternative for development of colorimetric methods for metal detection. Moreover, application of CdS-NPs is challenging due to the biological material used to carry out synthesis and coating is highly diverse; therefore, it is necessary to evaluate if such components are present in the biological material. Thus, the objective of this work was to detect metallic ions in synthetic water samples using CdS-NPs synthesized by the extract of Aspergillus niger. The conditions to produce fungal extracts were determined through a factorial design 23; additionally, biomolecules involved in metallic ions detection, synthesis, and coating of CdS-NPs were quantified; the studied biomolecules are NADH, sulfhydryl groups, proteins, and ferric reducing antioxidants (FRAP). CdS-NPs synthesized in this study were characterized by spectrophotometry, zeta potential, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Finally, detection capacity of metallic ions in synthetic water samples was evaluated. It was proved that the methanolic extract of Aspergillus niger obtained under established conditions has the necessary components for both synthesis and coating of CdS-NPs, as well as detection of metallic ions because it was possible to synthesize CdS-NPs with a hexagonal crystalline structure with a length of 2.56 ± 0.50 nm which were able to detect Pb2+, Cr6+, and Fe3+ at pH 4 and Co2+ at pH 8.
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- J D A Loa
- Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Unidad Querétaro, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Qro. CP. 76090, Querétaro, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Unidad Querétaro, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Qro. CP. 76090, Querétaro, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Unidad Querétaro, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Qro. CP. 76090, Querétaro, México.
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Mohamed HI, Fawzi EM, Abd-Elsalam KA, Ashry NA, Basit A. Endophytic fungi-derived biogenic nanoparticles: Mechanisms and applications. FUNGAL CELL FACTORIES FOR SUSTAINABLE NANOMATERIALS PRODUCTIONS AND AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS 2023:361-391. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-99922-9.00024-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Priyanka U, Lens PNL. Light driven Aspergillus niger-ZnS nanobiohybrids for degradation of methyl orange. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 298:134162. [PMID: 35302000 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Inorganic-microbial hybrid systems have potential to be sustainable, efficient and versatile chemical synthesis platforms by integrating the light-harvesting properties of semiconductors with microbial cells. Here, we demonstrate light-driven photocatalytic semiconducting Aspergillus niger cells-ZnS nanoparticles for enhanced removal of the dye methyl orange. Chemically synthesized ZnS nanoparticles exhibited a zinc blende pattern in X-ray diffraction, had a dimension of 20-90 nm with a band gap (Ebg) of 3.4 eV at 1.83 × 1018 photons/second. Biologically synthesized ZnS nanoparticles of 40-90 nm showed a hexagonal pattern in the X-ray powder diffraction spectra with an Ebg 3.7 eV at 1.68 × 1018 photons/second. At a methyl orange (MO) concentration of 100 mg/L, dosage of 0.5 × 105 mol catalyst and pH 4, a 97.5% and 98% removal efficiency of MO was achieved in 90 min and 60 min for, respectively, chemically and biologically synthesized ZnS nanobiohybrids in the presence of UV-A light. The major degradation products of photocatalysis for chemically synthesized ZnS nanobiohybrids were naphtholate (C10H7O m/z 143) and hydroquinone (C9H5m/z 113). For the biologically synthesized ZnS nanobiohybrids, the degradation products were hydroquinone (C9H5m/z 113) and 2-phenylphenol (C12H10O m/z 170).
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- National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
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Rameshbabu D, Sarojini K, Sanjivkumar M, Ramasubburayan R, Prakash S, Punitha MJ, Immanuel G. Investigation on characterization, antifouling and cytotoxic properties of zinc oxide nanoparticles biosynthesized by a mangrove-associated actinobacterium Streptomyces olivaceus (MSU3). Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:386. [PMID: 35689687 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-022-02971-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The present study was undertaken to biosynthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) using a mangrove-associated actinobacterium Streptomyces olivaceus (MSU3) under in vitro conditions. The synthesized ZnONPs were structurally characterized through UV, FT-IR, TG-DTA, XRD, SEM and EDX analysis. Analysis of biosynthesized ZnONPs in UV-Vis spectroscopy showed presence of functional groups between the wavelengths 325 and 380 nm. FT-IR analysis showed the functional groups, such as halo bromide (C-Br), alkyne (C≡C), carboxylic acid (O-H), nitro (N-O), fluoro (C-F), alkene (C=C) and aromatic (R-C-H) groups, respectively, within the wave numbers between 614.30 and 3074.41 cm-1. The crystalline poly-dispersed quasi spherical nature of ZnONPs expressed the average particle size of 37.9 nm with the 2θ values of 11.802-37.885°. Antibacterial activity of ZnONPs showed pronounced inhibitory zone (25 mm) and least MIC and MBC values (125 and 250 µg ml-1) against Escherchia sp. In the antifouling study, ZnONPs strongly inhibited byssal thread formation in mussel Perna indica and recorded LC50 value of 424.47 µg ml-1. Mollusc foot adherence assay inferred that the ZnONPs effectively inhibited settlement of limpet Patella vulgata and showed minimal fouling (26.43%) at 350 µg ml-1 and recorded LC50 value of 218.77 µg ml-1. Results of anticrustacean assay depicted that, ZnONPs had registered LC50 value of 676.08 µg ml-1 against Artemia salina nauplii. From this study, it could be concluded that an eco-friendly approach could be used to open a new avenue for biosynthesis of ZnONPs from a mangrove associated actinobacterium S. olivaceus (MSU3) in antifouling studies.
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- D Rameshbabu
- MNP Laboratory, Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Rajakkamangalam, 629502, Tamilnadu, India
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- MNP Laboratory, Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Rajakkamangalam, 629502, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Microbiology, K. R. College of Arts and Science, K.R. Nagar, Kovilpatti, 628503, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Animal Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, 627012, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Basic Science, Institute of Fisheries Post Graduate Studies (IFPGS) OMR Campus, Tamilnadu Dr. J. Jayalalitha Fisheries University, Vaniyanchavadi, 603103, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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- MNP Laboratory, Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Rajakkamangalam, 629502, Tamilnadu, India
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- MNP Laboratory, Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Rajakkamangalam, 629502, Tamilnadu, India.
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S, Misra M, Ghosh Sachan S. Nanobioremediation of heavy metals: Perspectives and challenges. J Basic Microbiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202100384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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- Sunanda
- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Ranchi Jharkhand India
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Ranchi Jharkhand India
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Ranchi Jharkhand India
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Xu X, Yang Y, Jin H, Pang B, Jiang C, Shao D, Shi J. Filamentous fungal in situ biosynthesis of heterogeneous Au/Cd 0.5Zn 0.5S nano-photocatalyst: A macroscopic assembly strategy for preparing composite mycelial pellets with visible light degradation ability. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 406:124797. [PMID: 33321320 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Visible light degradation is a green and economic technology for sewage treatment receiving widespread attention. Here, the filamentous fungus Phomopsis sp. XP-8 was developed as a bioreactor to successively biosynthesize Cd0.5Zn0.5S quantum dots and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in situ and formed heterogeneous Au/Cd0.5Zn0.5S nano-photocatalyst inside cells. This strategy synchronously mediates the microscopic and macroscopic assembly of zero-dimensional materials by microorganisms. The heterogeneous catalyst functionalized composite mycelium pellets (CMP) not only have excellent visible light degradation activity but some unique characteristics. The outstanding organic dye biosorption capacity of CMP increases the contact rate between organic dyes and nano-catalysts, improving catalytic activity. High mechanical strength makes CMP easy to separate and recycle, which overcomes the difficulty of nano-catalyst recovery after use and avoids creating secondary pollution to the environment. This study not only broadens the means of heterogeneous nano-catalyst synthesis but also provides a new perspective on the macroscopic assembly of nanomaterials.
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- Xiaoguang Xu
- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 Youyi West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xianning Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 Youyi West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 Youyi West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 Youyi West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 Youyi West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 Youyi West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710072, China.
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Shi K, Xu X, Li H, Xie H, Chen X, Zhan Y. Biosynthesized Quantum Dots as Improved Biocompatible Tools for Biomedical Applications. Curr Med Chem 2021; 28:496-513. [PMID: 31894739 DOI: 10.2174/0929867327666200102122737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 10/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Quantum Dots (QDs), whose diameters are often limited to 10 nm, have been of interest to researchers for their unique optical characteristics, which are attributed to quantum confinement. Following their early application in the electrical industry as light-emitting diode materials, semiconductor nanocrystals have continued to show great potential in clinical diagnosis and biomedical applications. The conventional physical and chemical pathways for QD syntheses typically require harsh conditions and hazardous reagents, and these products encounter non-hydrophilic problems due to organic capping ligands when they enter the physiological environment. The natural reducing abilities of living organisms, especially microbes, are then exploited to prepare QDs from available metal precursors. Low-cost and eco-friendly biosynthesis approaches have the potential for further biomedical applications which benefit from the good biocompatibility of protein-coated QDs. The surface biomass offers many binding sites to modify substances or target ligands, therefore achieving multiple functions through simple and efficient operations. Biosynthetic QDs could function as bioimaging and biolabeling agents because of their luminescence properties similar to those of chemical QDs. In addition, extensive research has been carried out on the antibacterial activity, metal ion detection and bioremediation. As a result, this review details the advanced progress of biomedical applications of biosynthesized QDs and illustrates these principles as clearly as possible.
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- Keru Shi
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular & Neuroimaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular & Neuroimaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular & Neuroimaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular & Neuroimaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular & Neuroimaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular & Neuroimaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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Synthesis, self-assembly, sensing methods and mechanism of bio-source facilitated nanomaterials: A review with future outlook. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoso.2020.100498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Uddandarao P, Hingnekar TA, Balakrishnan RM, Rene ER. Solar assisted photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in the presence of biogenic fluorescent ZnS nanocolloids. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 234:287-296. [PMID: 31226507 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The main aim of this study was to ascertain the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants present in aqueous phase using fluorescent biogenic ZnS nanocolloids produced from an endophytic fungus Aspergillus flavus. The degradation studies were carried out using different organic pollutants such as methyl violet (MV), 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and paracetamol (PARA) for 120 min, 270 min and 240 min, respectively, at pH varying from 3.0 to 11.0. The results from this study indicate that the degradation efficiency of ZnS nanocolloids for MV, 2,4-D and PARA were 87%, 33% and 51%, respectively, at the optimum concentration of 100 mg/L of the tested organic pollutants. At different time intervals, the samples were analyzed for their chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total organic carbon (TOC) contents. The reduction of COD and TOC were 78% and 74% for MV at 120 min; 55.5% and 57.2% for 2,4-D at 270 min and 47.6% and 44.5% for PARA at 240 min, respectively. The degradation pathway was determined based on the mass spectrum and the intermediates formed; in addition, the interaction between organic pollutants and nanocolloids was also elucidated based on atomic force microscopy (AFM) and fluorescence spectrum.
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- Priyanka Uddandarao
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, 575025, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, 575025, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, 575025, India.
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- UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, Westvest 7, 2611, AX Delft, the Netherlands
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Bioinspired ZnS:Gd Nanoparticles Synthesized from an Endophytic Fungi Aspergillus flavus for Fluorescence-Based Metal Detection. Biomimetics (Basel) 2019; 4:biomimetics4010011. [PMID: 31105197 PMCID: PMC6477624 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics4010011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Revised: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Recently, several nonconventional sources have emerged as strong hotspots for the biosynthesis of chalcogenide quantum dots. However, studies that have ascertained the biomimetic methodologies that initiate biosynthesis are rather limited. The present investigation portrays a few perspectives of rare-earth(Gd)-doped ZnS biosynthesis using the endophytic fungi Aspergillus flavus for sensing metals based on their fluorescence. Analysis of ZnS:Gd nanoparticles was performed by elemental analysis, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), photoluminescence (PL), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results of TEM demonstrated that the particles were polycrystalline in nature, with a mean size of 10-18 nm. The fluorescence amenability of the biogenic ZnS nanoparticles was further used for the development of a simple and efficient sensing array. The results showed sensitive and detectable quenching/enhancement in the fluorescence of biogenic colloidal ZnS nanoparticles, in the presence of Pb (II), Cd (II), Hg (II), Cu (II) and Ni (II), respectively. The fluorescence intensity of the biogenic ZnS:Gd nanoparticles was found to increase compared to that of the ZnS nanoparticles that capacitate these systems as a reliable fluorescence sensing platform with selective environmental applications.
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Biosynthetic transition metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanoparticles: Progress in synthesis, property control and applications. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2018.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ren Z, Li L, Liu B, Liu X, Li Z, Lei X, Li C, Gong Y, Niu L, Pan L. Cr(VI) reduction in presence of ZnS/RGO photocatalyst under full solar spectrum radiation from UV/vis to near-infrared light. Catal Today 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2018.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Qin Z, Yue Q, Liang Y, Zhang J, Zhou L, Hidalgo OB, Liu X. Extracellular biosynthesis of biocompatible cadmium sulfide quantum dots using Trametes versicolor. J Biotechnol 2018; 284:52-56. [PMID: 30107199 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Quantum dots are important fluorescent semiconductor nano-crystals with distinguished electrical and optical properties and have gained great interest in many fields. The chemical and physical synthetic methods are usually not favorable for biological application due to high energy-consumption procedure and residual toxic chemicals. The development of novel "green" routes to prepare bio-compatible cadmium sulfide quantum dots constitutes a promising substituted approach. We used the white rot fungus Trametes versicolor for the biosynthesis of cadmium sulfide quantum dots taking account of the adsorption property of this fungus. Multiple physical characterizations involving scanning electron microscope (SEM), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermo-gravimetric (TG), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed surface, optical and thermal characteristics, crystalline nature, size and shape distributions of the nanoparticles. This study provided a suitable and efficient approach to synthesize stable biocompatible cadmium sulfide quantum dots using the fungus Trametes versicolor with great potentials in the biological and biomedical researches.
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- Zhijie Qin
- Shandong Provincial Key Lab. of Microbial Engineering, Qi Lu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Lab. of Microbial Engineering, Qi Lu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, PR China.
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- Shandong Provincial Key Lab. of Microbial Engineering, Qi Lu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Lab. of Microbial Engineering, Qi Lu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Lab. of Microbial Engineering, Qi Lu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Lab. of Microbial Engineering, Qi Lu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Lab. of Microbial Engineering, Qi Lu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, PR China
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Production of bioproducts by endophytic fungi: chemical ecology, biotechnological applications, bottlenecks, and solutions. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:6279-6298. [PMID: 29808328 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9101-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Endophytes are microorganisms that colonize the interior of host plants without causing apparent disease. They have been widely studied for their ability to modulate relationships between plants and biotic/abiotic stresses, often producing valuable secondary metabolites that can affect host physiology. Owing to the advantages of microbial fermentation over plant/cell cultivation and chemical synthesis, endophytic fungi have received significant attention as a mean for secondary metabolite production. This article summarizes currently reported results on plant-endophyte interaction hypotheses and highlights the biotechnological applications of endophytic fungi and their metabolites in agriculture, environment, biomedicine, energy, and biocatalysts. Current bottlenecks in industrial development and commercial applications as well as possible solutions are also discussed.
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Zielonka A, Żymańczyk-Duda E, Brzezińska-Rodak M, Duda M, Grzesiak J, Klimek-Ochab M. Nanosilica synthesis mediated by Aspergillus parasiticus strain. Fungal Biol 2018; 122:333-344. [PMID: 29665959 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2018.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Rice husks (RHs) are plant waste materials abundant in phytoliths silica bodies. These were used as starting material for fungal-mediated biotransformation leading to the synthesis of a high-value added product. A strain of Aspergillus parasiticus was capable of transforming the amorphous silica conglomerates into structured nanoparticles (NPs) in the process of RHs biotransformation. Silica NPs were produced extracellularly and their size ranged from 3 to 400 nm depending on the biotransformation conditions and the post-biotransformation supernatant processing. To characterize the NP's structure and dimension, SEM, STEM, EDX and FTIR technics were applied. These demonstrated and confirmed that pyramid (400 nm), cubical (85 nm) and spherical (3 nm and 24 ± 8 nm) forms of silica NPs were obtained.
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- Aleksandra Zielonka
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 29, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 29, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 29, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Wroclaw Research Centre EIT+, ul. Stabłowicka 147, 54-066, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 29, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland.
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