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Fungus-mediated Biological Approaches Towards ‘Green’ Synthesis of Oxide Nanomaterials*

Vipul Bansal A B , Rajesh Ramanathan A and Suresh K. Bhargava A
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A School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Vic. 3001, Australia.

B Corresponding author. Email: vipul.bansal@rmit.edu.au




Vipul Bansal is currently a Senior Lecturer of Bio-nanotechnology at RMIT University and an APD Fellow of the Australian Research Council. Dr Bansal was awarded a Ph.D. degree in 2007 from National Chemical Laboratory, India towards ‘Fungus-mediated biological synthesis of oxide nanomaterials’ in mentorship of Dr Murali Sastry. Thereafter, in 2007, he joined Professor Frank Caruso’s Group at the University of Melbourne as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and investigated biocompatible polymer nanocapsules for drug-delivery applications. His current research interests focus around tailored synthesis of advanced multifunctional nanomaterials using green chemistry routes and biomimetics for catalysis, sensing, bio-imaging, and nanomedicine applications.


Rajesh Ramanathan obtained a Masters of Biotechnology Degree in 2006 from RMIT University, Australia, following which he worked in industry for a year. In 2009, he began his Ph.D. under the supervision of Dr Vipul Bansal at RMIT University, and was awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award to pursue his postgraduate studies. Rajesh’s research is focussed on biological and biomimetic approaches for the synthesis of metal and oxide nanomaterials.


Suresh K. Bhargava is currently the Professor of Industrial Chemistry and the Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor (International) of College of Science, Engineering and Technology at RMIT. He received his Ph.D. in 1982 under the supervision of Professor E. W. Abel and was examined by Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson (Nobel Laureate). In 2009, he was conferred Honoris Causa D.Sc. by Rajasthan University, India, presented by the President of India. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. His current research interests are in inorganic and physical chemistry with special emphasis on applied nanotechnology.

Australian Journal of Chemistry 64(3) 279-293 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH10343
Submitted: 15 September 2010  Accepted: 8 November 2010   Published: 11 March 2011

Abstract

A promising avenue of research in materials science is to follow the strategies used by nature to fabricate ornate hierarchical materials. For many ages, organisms have been engaged in on-the-job testing to craft structural and functional materials and have evolved extensively to possibly create the best-known materials. Some of the strategies used by nature may well have practical implications in the world of nanomaterials. Therefore, the efforts to exploit nature’s ingenious work in designing strategies for nanomaterials synthesis has led to biological routes for materials synthesis. This review outlines the biological synthesis of a range of oxide nanomaterials that has hitherto been achieved using fungal biosynthesis routes. A critical overview of the current status and future scope of this field that could potentially lead to the microorganism-mediated commercial, large-scale, environmentally benign, and economically-viable ‘green’ syntheses of oxide nanomaterials is also discussed.


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