Plant-mediated synthesis of nanoparticles: A newer and safer tool against mosquito-borne diseases?

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• Main Author: Giovanni Benelli
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016
• Subjects: Arbovirus; Dengue; Yellow fever; Malaria; Mosquito vectors; Nanobiotechnology; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.10.015; https://doaj.org/article/35b20f4a24ff4a92bd683ee9c4f59287

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.