Extremophiles: Applications in Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is a widely emerging field involving interdisciplinary subjects such as biology, physics, chemistry and medicine. A wide variety of microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi and algae are employed as biological agents for the synthesis of nan
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xtremophiles: Applications in Nanotechnology Biotechnological Applications of Extremophiles in Nanotechnology
Extremophiles: Applications in Nanotechnology
Sonia Tiquia-Arashiro Debora Frigi Rodrigues •
Extremophiles: Applications in Nanotechnology Biotechnological Applications of Extremophiles in Nanotechnology
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Debora Frigi Rodrigues University of Houston Houston, TX USA
Sonia Tiquia-Arashiro Department of Natural Sciences University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI USA
ISBN 978-3-319-45214-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-45215-9
ISBN 978-3-319-45215-9
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Contents
1 Nanoparticles Synthesized by Microorganisms . . . . . 1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Metallic Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.1 Gold Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.2 Silver Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.3 Cadmium Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Alloy Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.1 Gold—Silver (Au–Ag) Nanoparticles . . . . 1.4 Oxide Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4.1 Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4.2 Silica Dioxide Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4.3 Titatium Oxide Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . 1.4.4 Iron Oxide Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4.5 Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2) Nanoparticles . 1.4.6 Antimony Trioxide (Sb2O3) Nanoparticles 1.4.7 Copper Oxide (CuO) Nanoparticles. . . . . . 1.4.8 Zinc Oxide (ZnO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Sulfide Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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