Biologically produced nanosilver: Current state and future perspectives

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2422-2436

  Sintubin, Liesje ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a   Boon, Nico ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Biogenic silver; Catalyst; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; ECO-FRIENDLY; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; NANO SILVER; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

BIOCIDES; BIOSENSORS; CATALYSTS; MICROORGANISMS; NANOPARTICLES; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SILVER;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOCIDE; CELL EXTRACT; EUGENOL; POLYOL; QUININE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SUGAR; TERPENOID;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOSENSOR; CATALYST; DNA REPLICATION; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; PURIFICATION; REDUCTION; REVIEW; VERTICILLIUM; WATER TREATMENT; WOUND HEALING;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGI; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; NANOPARTICLES; PLANTS; SILVER;

EID: 84865389466     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24570     Document Type: Review

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