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Green Synthesized Nanoparticles as Potential Nanosensors

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The recognition of chemical and biological entities is an important step in biomedical, forensic, and environmental sciences. The generation of extremely sensitive and cost-effective sensors needs sophisticated equipment coupled with basic understanding of chemistry, biology, and material science. Nanoparticles especially noble metal nanoparticles (gold, silver) have drawn great attention in this area due to their distinctive physicochemical properties and can be used in constructing innovative identification and transduction process for chemical and biological sensors. The use of toxic chemicals in traditional synthesis restricts their use in the real samples. Thus, to overcome the limitation, green synthetic pathways of nanoparticles have gained tremendous attention, which provide some important features including easy fabrication and high biocompatibility. Herein, potential applications of green synthesized nanoparticles such as silver nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles, and carbon dots have been described.

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The authors would like to acknowledge Department of Science & Technology, Department of Biotechnology, and Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Government of India, for financial support.

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Mandal, D., Mishra, S., Singh, R.K. (2018). Green Synthesized Nanoparticles as Potential Nanosensors. In: Bhattacharya, S., Agarwal, A., Chanda, N., Pandey, A., Sen, A. (eds) Environmental, Chemical and Medical Sensors. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7751-7_7

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