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Modern life is not conceivable without the involvement of nanoparticles. Major aspects of science are dependent on nanotechnology for varied applications. The nanoscale size of nanoparticles, larger surface/volume ratio, characteristic structures, and similar dimensions to biomolecules led to their application in biomedical sciences. In the due course of development, nanoparticle synthesis has come a long way from conventional physical and chemical methods to latest method involving environment-friendly biological synthesis. Microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, blue-green algae, and yeast have been screened and adopted for biological synthesis of variety of metallic nanoparticles. This chapter discusses the detailed mechanism of microbe-mediated biosynthesis of nanoparticles, their applications in healthcare mainly as antimicrobials, and attempts at optimizing the factors influencing the quality of nanoparticles along with the newer dimensions and limitations of this arena.

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    Simran Rani, Pradeep Kumar, Priyanka Dahiya,  Priya & Pooja Suneja

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Rani, S., Kumar, P., Dahiya, P., Priya, Dang, A.S., Suneja, P. (2023). Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Microbes. In: Sobti, R., Kuhad, R.C., Lal, R., Rishi, P. (eds) Role of Microbes in Sustainable Development. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3126-2_29

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