New approaches for biologically safe production of nanoparticles using plants

Collaborative research between ATC and The James Hutton Institute

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The production volume of nanoparticles is growing in the world because of their wide application in industry. The aim of the collaborative research is the development of novel methods of nanoparticles synthesis, using plants or their extracts and biologically safe biomatrix based on virus-like particles. The main advantages of the methods are low cost, short time of final product synthesis, and biosafety.

An image of nanoparticles containing iron, which were synthesized in

N. benthamiana extracts, transmission electron microscopy:

An image of silver nanoparticles, which were synthesized in N. benthamiana extracts, transmission electron microscopy:

An image of silver nanoparticles in an organic matrix, which were synthesized in N. benthamiana extracts, atomic force microscopy (the image was processed using “highlight” filter):

An image of silver nanoparticles, which were synthesized in N. benthamiana extracts, atomic force microscopy, phase image. Individual nanoparticles can be observed in the organic matrix:

An image of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) particles destroyed by sonication, atomic force microscopy:

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