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Review
. 2024 Jun;28(11):e18383.
doi: 10.1111/jcmm.18383.

The use of phages for the biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles and their biological applications: A review

Seyed Soheil Hosseininasab  1 , Mahin Naderifar  2 , Majid Reza Akbarizadeh  3 , Mohammadjavad Rahimzadeh  4 , Simin Soltaninejad  5 , Zohre Makarem  6 , Naghmeh Satarzadeh  7 , Amin Sadeghi Dousari  8
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Review

The use of phages for the biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles and their biological applications: A review

Seyed Soheil Hosseininasab et al. J Cell Mol Med. 2024 Jun.

Abstract

Nowadays, the use of biological methods of synthesis of nanoparticles as substitutes for methods that use high energy and consumption of expensive and dangerous materials is of interest to researchers all over the world. Biological methods of synthesising metal nanoparticles are very important because they are easy, affordable, safe, environmentally friendly and able to control the size and shape of nanoparticles. One of the methods that is of interest today is the use of bacteriophages as the most abundant organisms in nature in the synthesis of metal nanoparticles. Nanomaterials biosynthesized from phages have shown various clinical applications, including antimicrobial activities, biomedical sensors, drug and gene delivery systems, cancer treatment and tissue regeneration. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to investigate the biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles with phages and their biomedical applications.

Keywords: biological applications; biosynthesis; metal nanoparticles; phage.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author has no conflict of interest to declare.

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FIGURE 1
Types of phages biosynthesising metal nanoparticles.
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FIGURE 2
Schematic image of the synthesis of different nanoparticles synthesized by phages.
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