Metal Nanoparticles in Microbiology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rai, Mahendra (Editor), Duran, Nelson (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Pharmacology.; Biotechnology.; Microbiology.; Nanochemistry.; Biochemistry.; Life Sciences.; Applied Microbiology.; Biochemistry, general.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Following an introduction to biogenic metal nanoparticles, this book presents how they can be biosynthesized using bacteria, fungi and yeast, as well as their potential applications in biomedicine. It is shown that the synthesis of nanoparticles using microbes is eco-friendly and results in reproduc...