Abstract

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION OF BIOPOLYMER FABRICATED NANOMATERIALS: A REVIEW

*Reena Kumari and Savitri

ABSTRACT

With its important contributions to agriculture, food technology, and biomedicine, nanotechnology has emerged as one of the most cutting-edge and rapidly evolving fields of science. Bionanomaterials (BNMs) are a brand new class of materials that go beyond the traditional applications of bulk materials now in use. Amongst the physical, chemical, and biological methods of synthesis, researchers from all across the world have been fascinated by biological strategies that use microbial processes, plant-derived extracts, or chemicals to synthesize nanomaterials (NMs). Based on their size, composition, capping agents, form, and origin, it is possible to create nanomaterials with exceptional catalytic, magnetic, electrical, optical, and mechanical capabilities differing remarkably from their bulk counterparts. By controlling precisely the size, shape, and composition of nanomaterials, the characteristics may be customized according to the
requirement. Present review offers a comprehensive overview of NMs, their classifications and the various sources of nanoparticles and nanostructured materials, both synthetic and naturally occurring. Furthermore, biopolymer-based nanomaterials, have a wide array of therapeutic and diagnostic applications specially as molecular imaging agents, drug delivery systems, and in cancer therapies, still there are a number of obstacles and unresolved issues that must be overcome before any clinical or commercial applications can be made.

Keywords: Nanotechnology, biopolymer, nanomaterials, biomedical application.