Seaweed bioactive compounds : Promising and safe inputs for the green synthesis of metal nanoparticles in the food industry

Scientific research on developing and characterizing eco-friendly metal nanoparticles (NPs) is an active area experiencing currently a systematic and continuous growth. A variety of physical, chemical and more recently biological methods can be used for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles. Among them, reports supporting the potential use of algae in the NPs green synthesis, contribute with only a minor proportion, although seaweed was demonstrated to perform as a successful reducing and stabilizing agent. Thus, the first part of the present review depicts the up-to-date information on the use of algae extracts for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles, including a deep discussion of the certain advantages as well as some limitations of this synthesis route. In the second part, the available characterization techniques to unravel their inherent properties such as specific size, shape, composition, morphology and dispersibility are comprehensively described, to finally focus on the factors affecting their applications, bioactivity, potential toxic impact on living organisms and incorporation into food matrices or food packaging, as well as future prospects. The present article identifies the key knowledge gap in a systematic way highlighting the critical next steps in the green synthesis of metal NPs mediated by algae.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Critical reviews in food science and nutrition - 63(2023), 11 vom: 03., Seite 1527-1550

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cassani, Lucía [VerfasserIn]
Marcovich, Norma E [VerfasserIn]
Gomez-Zavaglia, Andrea [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bioactivity
Bionanofactories
Eco-friendly synthesis
Food application
Journal Article
Plant Extracts
Renewable marine resources
Review
Toxicity

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Date Completed 05.04.2023

Date Revised 05.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/10408398.2021.1965537

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329512277