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Recent progress of algae and blue–green algae-assisted synthesis of gold nanoparticles for various applications

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The hazardous effects of current nanoparticle synthesis methods have steered researchers to focus on the development of newer environmentally friendly and green methods for synthesizing nanoparticles using nontoxic chemicals. The development of environmentally friendly methods of nanoparticle synthesis with different sizes and shapes is one of the pressing challenges for the current nanotechnology. Several novel green approaches for the synthesis of AuNPs have been explored using different natural sources, such as plants, algae, bacteria, and fungi. Among organisms, algae and blue–green algae are of particular interest for nanoparticle synthesis. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have a range of applications in medicine, diagnostics, catalysis, and sensors because of their significant key roles in important fields. AuNPs have attracted a significant interest for use in a variety of applications. The widespread use of AuNPs can be accredited to a combination of optical, physical, and chemical properties as well as the miscellany of size, shape, and surface composition that has been adopted through green synthesis methods.

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M. M. Khan would like to acknowledge the Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam for the support to complete this review article. A. U. Khan would like to thank to Dr. Sandeep Bakshi, Chancellor of Jaipur National University, Jaipur 302 017, India for providing the research facilities.

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    Moo Hwan Cho

  5. Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei, Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong, BE, 1410, Brunei

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Khan, A.U., Khan, M., Malik, N. et al. Recent progress of algae and blue–green algae-assisted synthesis of gold nanoparticles for various applications. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 42, 1–15 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-018-2012-2

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