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Bioleaching of Sand by the Fungus Fusarium oxysporum as a Means of Producing Extracellular Silica Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Bansal V.,
Sanyal A.,
Rautaray D.,
Ahmad A.,
Sastry M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200401176
Subject(s) - bioleaching , fusarium oxysporum , nanomaterials , fungus , extracellular , materials science , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , microorganism , metallurgy , chemistry , botany , biology , biochemistry , bacteria , genetics , copper
A plant pathogenic fungus , Fusarium oxysporum , can be used as a biological model system for the extracellular bioleaching of hollow spherical silica nanoparticles (see Figure) from sand. The room‐temperature synthesis of oxide nanomaterials using microorganisms starting from potential waste materials could lead to eco‐friendly and economically viable methods for the large‐scale synthesis of nanomaterials.