Abstract
Metal oxide (MO)-based bioinorganic structures such as ZnO, TiO2, SiO2, and GeO2 have significantly increased. Besides traditional approaches, the synthesis, sha**, structural patterning, and post-processing chemical functionalization of the surface of the material are inspired by strategies that mimic processes in nature. This is particularly of concern to bridge between technologies in vitro and biotechnologies in vivo. Further, besides the potential practical technological efficiency and advantages such materials might exhibit, we have to consider the wider long-term implications of material stability and toxicity. This chapter is to present a critical review of recent advances in the chemistry and engineering of MO-based biocomposites, highlighting the role of interactions at the interface and the techniques by which these can be studied. The challenges hamper progress in research and extrapolate to develo** and promising directions including additive manufacturing and synthetic biology that could benefit from a molecular-level understanding of interactions.
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Karthikeyan, B., Gnanakumar, G., Therasa Alphonsa, A. (2023). Biological Interactions of Metal Oxides—An Insight. In: Nano Metal Oxides. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9444-9_6
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