Plant-mediated synthesis of nanoparticles: A newer and safer tool against mosquito-borne diseases?
Prevention and control of mosquito-borne diseases is a key challenge of huge public health importance. Plant-mediated synthesis of nanoparticles has recently gained attention as a cheap, rapid and eco-friendly method to control mosquito vector populations, with special reference to young instars. Fu...
| Published in: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.10.015 https://doaj.org/article/35b20f4a24ff4a92bd683ee9c4f59287 |
| Summary: | Prevention and control of mosquito-borne diseases is a key challenge of huge public health importance. Plant-mediated synthesis of nanoparticles has recently gained attention as a cheap, rapid and eco-friendly method to control mosquito vector populations, with special reference to young instars. Furthermore, plant-fabricated nanoparticles have been successfully employed as dengue virus growth inhibitors. In this Editorial, parasitologists, entomologists and researchers in drug nanosynthesis are encouraged to deal with a number of crucial challenges of public health importance. |
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