Extra and Intracellular Synthesis of Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles Mediated by Dead Fungal Biomass

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 6; p. e0129799
• Main Authors: Salvadori, Marcia Regina, Ando, Rômulo Augusto, Oller Nascimento, Cláudio Augusto, Corrêa, Benedito
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 04.06.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adsorption; Biological effects; Biomass; Bioremediation; Biosorption; Biosynthesis; Cell surface; Cell walls; Copper; Cytology; Electron microscopy; Energy transmission; Extracellular Space - chemistry; Fungi; Fusarium; Heavy metals; Hypocrea - isolation & purification; Hypocrea - metabolism; Infrared analysis; Infrared spectroscopy; Intracellular; Intracellular Space - chemistry; Metal Nanoparticles - chemistry; Metal Nanoparticles - ultrastructure; Metals; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Microorganisms; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Nickel; Nickel (Metal); Nickel - chemistry; Nickel oxides; Photoelectron Spectroscopy; Photoelectrons; Physicochemical properties; Pollutant removal; Scanning electron microscopy; Silver; Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; Spectroscopy; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Temperature; Transmission electron microscopy; X ray spectroscopy; Brazil

The use of dead biomass of the fungus Hypocrea lixii as a biological system is a new, effective and environmentally friendly bioprocess for the production and uptake of nickel oxide nanoparticles (NPs), which has become a promising field in nanobiotechnology. Dead biomass of the fungus was successfu...