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Algal Nanoparticles: Boon for Antimicrobial Therapeutic Applications

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Nanostructures for Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Applications

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Nanotechnology is the field that deals with nano-sized structures of different shapes. Nanoparticles are generally synthesized using inorganic materials with restricted usages. However, there has been a great demand for nanoparticles in various medical applications. In the recent times, the usage of antibiotics has increased, which also has adverse effects to the immune system. Nanotechnology paves way to find the alternate resources for antibiotics. Eco-friendly nanoparticles are synthesized using biological organisms such as plants, bacteria, fungi, and algae. Algae are said to be the reservoir of nanoparticles, and hence, they are also called as nanofactories. Algae are used to produce metallic nanoparticles that can be used as antimicrobial agents. This chapter discusses the types of nanoparticles, synthesis of nanoparticles from algae, different kinds of algae that produce antimicrobial nanoparticles, and mechanism of nanoparticle as an antimicrobial agent.

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  1. Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Pachaiyappa’s College (Affiliated to University of Madras), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Lavanyasri Rathinavel & Prabhakaran Mylsamy

  2. Department of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India

    Deepika Jothinathan

  3. Post Graduate and Research Department of Chemistry, Pachaiyappa’s College (Affiliated to University of Madras), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    V. Sivasankar

  4. Geo-Tech Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

    Kiyoshi Omine

  5. Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa-Science Campus, Florida, South Africa

    Ramganesh Selvarajan

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Rathinavel, L., Jothinathan, D., Sivasankar, V., Mylsamy, P., Omine, K., Selvarajan, R. (2020). Algal Nanoparticles: Boon for Antimicrobial Therapeutic Applications. In: Prasad, R., Siddhardha, B., Dyavaiah, M. (eds) Nanostructures for Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Applications. Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40337-9_6

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