Open Access<p>Green Synthesis of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles (CeO<sub>2</sub> NPs) and Their Antimicrobial Applications: A Review</p>
Author(s) -
Muhammad Nadeem,
Ramsha Khan,
Komal Afridi,
Akhtar Nadhman,
Sana Ullah,
Sulaiman Faisal,
Zia Ul Mabood,
Christophe Hano,
Bilal Haider Abbasi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s255784
Subject(s) - cerium oxide , nanotechnology , antimicrobial , nanoparticle , materials science , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , oxide , organic chemistry
During the last decade green synthesized cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO 2 NPs) attracted remarkable interest in various fields of science and technology. This review, explores the vast array of biological resources such as plants, microbes, and other biological products being used in synthesis of CeO 2 NPs. It also discusses their biosynthetic mechanism, current understandings, and trends in the green synthesis of CeO 2 NPs. Novel therapies based on green synthesized CeO 2 NPs are illustrated, in particular their antimicrobial potential along with attempts of their mechanistic elucidation. Overall, the main objective of this review is to provide a rational insight of the major accomplishments of CeO 2 NPs as novel therapeutics agents for a wide range of microbial pathogens and combating other diseases.