Biological synthesis of fluorescent nanoparticles by cadmium and tellurite resistant Antarctic bacteria: exploring novel natural nanofactories

• Published in: Microbial Cell Factories
• Main Authors: Plaza, D. O., Gallardo, C., Straub, Y. D., Bravo, D., Pérez Donoso, José
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Biomed Central 2016
• Subjects: Fluorescent nanoparticles; Quantum dots; Green synthesis; Antarctica; Bacteria; Heavy metals; Antarctic; Inach; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-016-0477-8; https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/140757

Background: Fluorescent nanoparticles or quantum dots (QDs) have been intensely studied for basic and applied research due to their unique size-dependent properties. There is an increasing interest in developing ecofriendly methods to synthesize these nanoparticles since they improve biocompatibilit...