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Future Prospects of Phytosynthesized
Transition Metal Nanoparticles as Novel
Functional Agents for Textiles
Shahid-ul-Islam, Mohammad Shahid and Faqeer Mohammad*
Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University),
New Delhi, India
Abstract
Synthesis of transition metal nanoparticles has become a promising i eld of
research in recent years. Chemical approaches are the most popular methods for
their production. However, some chemical methods cannot avoid the use of toxic
chemicals in their synthesis protocol. Chemical methods are quite expensive and
are potentially dangerous to the environment . Recently, the utilization of biologi-
cal systems has emerged as a novel method for the green synthesis of nanoparti-
cles. Among biological agents, the use of plants in the synthesis of transition metal
nanoparticles is gaining importance due to their biocompatibility, low toxicity,
green approach and environmentally-friendly nature. Owing to the biodiversity of
plant biomasses, many bioconstituents like proteins, enzymes, antioxidants, amino
acids, alkaloids, and other polyols have contributed to the synthetic processes. h e
intent of this chapter is to survey some of the important scientii c research and
developmental works pertaining to transition metal nanoparticle synthesis using
plant materials. It also highlights how the phyto-inspired synthesized nanopar-
ticles have been integrated into textile materials in order to improve their perfor-
mances and extend their practical applications by developing new functionalities.
Finally, a few recommendations have been proposed for further research ef orts to
advance this i eld of study.
Keywords: Phytosynthesis, bioconstituents, nanoparticles, functional textiles,
antimicrobial