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Intro -- Phytonanotechnology : Challenges and Prospects -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Editor biography -- Chapter 1: Phytonanotechnology: A historical perspective, current challenges, and prospects -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Phytonanotechnology: A historical perspective -- 1.2.1. Preparation of plant extract and the synthesis of NPs -- 1.2.2. Characterization of green synthesized bio-NPs -- 1.3. Current challenges and prospects in plant-based nanoparticle synthesis -- 1.3.1. Antimicrobial properties of plant-mediated nanoparticles

1.3.2. Antioxidant properties of plant-mediated nanoparticles -- 1.3.3. Catalytic activity of bio-NPs -- 1.3.4. Phytonanoparticles and agricultural revolution -- 1.4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Characterization of green nanoparticles from plants -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Green synthesis of nanoparticles using plant extracts -- 2.3. Characterization techniques -- 2.3.1. Optical spectroscopy -- 2.3.1.1. Optical absorption spectroscopy -- 2.3.1.2. Photoluminescence -- 2.3.1.3. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy -- 2.3.1.4. Raman spectroscopy -- 2.3.1.5. Dynamic light scattering

2.3.1.6. Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy -- 2.3.1.7. Zeta potential -- 2.3.1.8. UV-visible spectroscopy -- 2.3.2. Electron spectroscopy -- 2.3.2.1. X-ray absorption spectroscopy -- 2.3.3. X-ray diffraction analysis -- 2.3.4. Small angle X-ray scattering -- 2.3.5. Mass spectroscopy -- 2.3.6. Nuclear magnetic resonance -- 2.3.7. Electron microscopy -- 2.3.7.1. Scanning electron microscopy -- 2.3.7.2. Field emission scanning electron microscope -- 2.3.7.3. Transmission electron microscopy/high resolution TEM with selected area electron diffraction

2.3.7.4. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy -- 2.3.7.5. Atomic force microscopy -- 2.3.7.6. Scanning tunneling microscopy -- 2.3.7.7. Near-field scanning optical microscopy -- 2.3.8. Thermogravimetric analysis/differential thermal analyzer -- 2.3.9. Antimicrobial activity -- 2.3.10. Antidiabetic qualities -- 2.3.11. Antifungal activity study -- 2.3.12. Antiinflammatory activity -- 2.3.13. Antibacterial characterization -- 2.3.14. Anticancer characterization -- 2.3.15. ABTS radical scavenging assay -- 2.3.16. DPPH radical scavenging assay -- 2.3.17. Hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging assay

2.3.18. Nitric oxide (NO) free radical scavenging activity -- 2.3.19. Photocatalytic experiments -- 2.3.20. Contact angle studies of nanoparticles -- 2.4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Plant extracts: Nanoparticle sources -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Factors influencing nanoparticle synthesis from plants -- 3.3. Sources of nanoparticles -- 3.3.1. Leaves -- 3.3.2. Seeds -- 3.3.3. Flowers -- 3.3.4. Fruits and fruit peels -- 3.4. Merits and demerits of plant-extracted nanoparticles -- 3.5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Green nanoparticles from different plant groups

4.1. Introduction

Includes index.