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BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
Volume 46, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107657
Keywords
Green nanotechnology; Green nanoscience; Ecofriendly; Nanoparticle; Polyphenols; Antioxidant; Green chemistry; Nanocarrier; Nanocapsule
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- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [DI-15-07513]
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
- Basque Country Government (Grupos Consolidados) [IT907-16]
- R&D projects of BIOSASUN
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Green Nanoscience/Nanotechnology has emerged as a strategy to prevent nanotoxicity in the application of nanotechnology. While the concept has been successful in inorganic nanoparticles, there is still a need to implement specific green principles for the elaboration of organic nanoparticles, especially in the field of biomedicine.
The use of nanotechnology has revolutionized many biotechnological sectors, from bioengineering to medicine, passing through food and cosmetic fields. However, their clinic and industrial application has been into the spotlight due to their safety risk and related side effects. As a result, Green Nanoscience/Nanotechnology emerged as a strategy to prevent any associated nanotoxicity, via implementation of sustainable processes across the whole lifecycle of nanoformulation. Notwithstanding its success across inorganic nanoparticles, the green concept for organic nanoparticle elaboration is still at its infancy. This, coupled with the organic nanoparticles being the most commonly used in biomedicine, highlights the need to implement specific green principles for their elaboration. In this review, we will discuss the possible green routes for the proper design of organic nanoparticles under the umbrella of Green Nanoscience: from the extraction of nanomaterials and active compounds to their final nanoformulation.
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