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Nanotechnology – from a Marine Discovery Perspective

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Abstract

Among the technologies reinvented from nature in the twentieth century, nanotechnology is an application of material science to improve the quality of human life. In this chapter, the authors mainly highlight how different nanoparticles (GlossaryTerm

NP

), nanocomposites, and nanodevices that exist in nature is supporting life on earth. Oceans harbor a large number of microorganisms; a few can synthesize GlossaryTerm

NP

s through green technology and are much superior in quality to the ones produced in the conventional way. The marine organisms themselves can detoxify nanomaterials, so a natural cycle is maintained to produce and detoxify nanomaterials in nature. The design and functioning of the organs of several marine organisms and their cellular organization can help to construct many nanodevices for medical treatment and daily life. Natural biological models are available in the ocean to design novel nanomachines, optical devices, sensors, filters, fuel cells, and acoustic machines. Seawater GlossaryTerm

NP

s can control the earth’s climate. By incorporating biotechnological techniques into nanotechnology the wide scope for marine nanotechnology can be enhanced.

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Abbreviations

AgNP:

silver (argentum) nanoparticle

Au-CNT:

gold-coated carbon nanotubes

AuNP:

gold (aurum) nanoparticle

BALB/c:

albino, laboratory-bred strain of the house mouse

CD:

compact disc

CNN:

cloud condensation nuclei

CT:

computer tomography

DAP:

dorsal arm plate

DNA:

deoxyribonucleic acid

DVD:

digital video disc

FCC:

face centred cubic

FRET:

fluorescent resonance energy

LC-MS:

liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

MRI:

magnetic resonance imaging

NMR:

nuclear magnetic resonance

NP:

nanoparticle

NSOM:

near field scanning optical microscopy

NTA:

nitrilotriacetic acid

PPE:

poly(para-phenylene ethynlyene)

PVDF:

polyvinylidene fluoride

PbNP:

lead (plumbum) nanoparticle

RNA:

ribonucleic acid

SERS:

surface enhanced Raman scattering

SONAR:

sound navigation and ranging

SPR:

surface plasmon resonance

USP:

ultra-short pulses

mRNA:

messenger RNA

β-HB:

β-hydroxy butyrate

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Santhosh, R.S., Amarendra, V. (2015). Nanotechnology – from a Marine Discovery Perspective. In: Kim, SK. (eds) Springer Handbook of Marine Biotechnology. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-53971-8_49

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