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Biotechnological Routes to Metallic Nanoparticles Production: Mechanistic Aspects, Antimicrobial Activity, Toxicity and Industrial Applications

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This chapter describes the biogenic metallic nanoparticles synthesis and their mechanistic aspects in the syntheses, and in their antimicrobial, toxicity, and cytotoxicity activities, and industrial applications. Although many aspects of metallic nanoparticles have already been studied, many questions are still open to discussion especially related to their final consequences. Silver and gold have been extensively studied; however, the other metallic nanoparticles such as cadmium, copper, iron, palladium, platinum, tellurium or titanium are in their initial stages.

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Durán, N., Marcato, P.D. (2012). Biotechnological Routes to Metallic Nanoparticles Production: Mechanistic Aspects, Antimicrobial Activity, Toxicity and Industrial Applications. In: Cioffi, N., Rai, M. (eds) Nano-Antimicrobials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24428-5_12

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