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Bio-inspired Materials in Nanobiotechnology Applications and Industrial Potential Scale

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Bio-manufactured Nanomaterials

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The usage of biological origin sources in the manufacturing of nanoscaled materials has become a trend in the nanosciences and nanotechnology fields. But this is no coincidence, since in the last years, the pollution originated worldwide has become a hassle as well as a serious urgent topic, this aspect also includes debris from nanomaterials synthesized with hazardous reactants and complex methods. Accordingly, researchers have devoted efforts in the development of methodologies that involve to a great extent, avoiding the usage of high pressures, energy and temperature in order to promote saving energy approaches. Among the reactants that can be used for the making of nanomaterials; biomolecules, proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, and biowaste can be mentioned. These cannot be used directly in their raw form but have to be modified in order to be used as templates; reducing, stabilizing, and complexing agents, for instance. It is remarkable to note that these bionanomaterials have a great potential since they possess diverse characteristics such as biocompatibility, biological activities, biodegradability, and can be used in biosensing, theranostics, biomedicine, and other areas related to nanobiotechnology. The future perspective on these materials is good and promising, there is hope in the fact that some nanoformulations have been already approved for clinical use as well as the creation of small companies dedicated to the development and synthesis of bionanomaterials. These events set the tone for the growth of the nanotechnology industry in the near future.

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Maria del Pilar Rodriguez-Torres wishes special Thanks to National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) for the postdoctoral scholarship granted.

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del Pilar Rodriguez-Torres, M., Pal, K. (2021). Bio-inspired Materials in Nanobiotechnology Applications and Industrial Potential Scale. In: Pal, K. (eds) Bio-manufactured Nanomaterials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67223-2_12

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