Molecular and Genetic Medicine

Thakur SK

Publications

• Research Article
  Bio-Nanotechnology and its Role in Agriculture and Food Industry
  Author(s): Thakur S, Thakur SK and Kumar RThakur S, Thakur SK and Kumar R
  
  Bulk material is divided into small size particles with one or more dimensions in the nanometer range or even smaller, the individual particles exhibit unexpected properties which are different from those of the bulk material. Due to distinct properties of nanomaterials like improved plant disease resistance, detect the mycotoxins in food, efficient nutrient utilization and enhanced plant growth. Bio-Nanotechnology combines biological principles with physical and chemical approaches to produce nano-size particles with specific functions. It also represents an economic substitute for chemical and physical methods of nanoparticles formation. Metal nanoparticles exhibit good anti-pathogenic, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal activities due to electrostatic interaction of nanoparticles with bacterial cell membrane and their accumulation in cytoplasm. Nano-fertilizers may contain zinc, silic.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/1747-0862.1000324

  Abstract PDF