The integration of the promising field of nanotechnology with different biological domains like agriculture, food industry, medicine, pharmacy, cosmetics, dentistry, environment, etc., has produced enormous impact on the lives of living organisms for the last two decades. It is the huge versatility of nanomaterials that enables them to be employed in various scientific disciplines. The nanoparticles are occasionally capped with capping agents or surfactants in order to make them more stable and reactive. The capped nanoparticles can be synthesized by physical, chemical, and biological methods. The former two methods require the addition of capping agents from outside, while the latter procedures have capping agents found in the extracts and enzymes of precursors that perform dual functions of reducing and capping moieties. The previous literature on the exploitation of potential approaches of capped nanomaterials is very limited, and more research is required in this innovative domain. Hence, the remarkable abilities of surface modification of nanoparticles should be explored for the betterment of humankind.
The major constraint for implementation of nanotechnology in any domain of biotechnology is the potential toxicity and risk hazards associated with it. So far, different techniques have been adopted to fabricate capped nanoparticles eventually enhancing their applicability and taking a step towards overcoming the rising challenges of bioaccumulation and toxicity of nanomaterials. The stabilizing agents are intended to do wonders due to their extraordinary shelf life and functional surfaces enhancing their applicability in biological systems.
There is an exponentially increasing need to fabricate novel nanoparticles to be applied as vehicles for efficient gene and nutrient delivery and for performing key roles in plant biotechnology for tolerance of biotic/abiotic stress and to fix various pathological disorders. The previous literature on the exploitation of potential approaches of capped nanomaterials is very limited and more research is required in this innovative domain. Hence, the remarkable abilities of surface modification of nanoparticles should be explored for the betterment of mankind. With the goal of exploring the effective employment of surface-functionalized nanoparticles in plant biotechnology, we invite submissions of novel and original research papers and review articles to this research topic covering (but not limited to) the following topics:
• Fabrication of nanoparticles with capping agents and their mechanism of action
• Fate of capped nanoparticles in agricultural ecosystem
• Effects of surface modification of nanomaterials in gene delivery
• Impact of capped nanoparticles in nanofertilizers/nanopesticides
The integration of the promising field of nanotechnology with different biological domains like agriculture, food industry, medicine, pharmacy, cosmetics, dentistry, environment, etc., has produced enormous impact on the lives of living organisms for the last two decades. It is the huge versatility of nanomaterials that enables them to be employed in various scientific disciplines. The nanoparticles are occasionally capped with capping agents or surfactants in order to make them more stable and reactive. The capped nanoparticles can be synthesized by physical, chemical, and biological methods. The former two methods require the addition of capping agents from outside, while the latter procedures have capping agents found in the extracts and enzymes of precursors that perform dual functions of reducing and capping moieties. The previous literature on the exploitation of potential approaches of capped nanomaterials is very limited, and more research is required in this innovative domain. Hence, the remarkable abilities of surface modification of nanoparticles should be explored for the betterment of humankind.
The major constraint for implementation of nanotechnology in any domain of biotechnology is the potential toxicity and risk hazards associated with it. So far, different techniques have been adopted to fabricate capped nanoparticles eventually enhancing their applicability and taking a step towards overcoming the rising challenges of bioaccumulation and toxicity of nanomaterials. The stabilizing agents are intended to do wonders due to their extraordinary shelf life and functional surfaces enhancing their applicability in biological systems.
There is an exponentially increasing need to fabricate novel nanoparticles to be applied as vehicles for efficient gene and nutrient delivery and for performing key roles in plant biotechnology for tolerance of biotic/abiotic stress and to fix various pathological disorders. The previous literature on the exploitation of potential approaches of capped nanomaterials is very limited and more research is required in this innovative domain. Hence, the remarkable abilities of surface modification of nanoparticles should be explored for the betterment of mankind. With the goal of exploring the effective employment of surface-functionalized nanoparticles in plant biotechnology, we invite submissions of novel and original research papers and review articles to this research topic covering (but not limited to) the following topics:
• Fabrication of nanoparticles with capping agents and their mechanism of action
• Fate of capped nanoparticles in agricultural ecosystem
• Effects of surface modification of nanomaterials in gene delivery
• Impact of capped nanoparticles in nanofertilizers/nanopesticides
