Abstract
The ultimate goal of any scientific development is to increase well-being and human health. Novel strategies are required for the achievement of safe and effective therapeutic treatments beyond the conventional ones, and society needs new requirements for new technologies, moving towards clean and green technology development. Green nanotechnology is a branch of green technology that utilizes the concepts of green chemistry and green engineering. It reduces the use of energy and fuel by using less material and renewable inputs wherever possible. Green nanotechnology, in phytoformulations, significantly contributes to environmental sustainability through the production of nanomaterials and nanoproducts, without causing harm to human health or the environment. The rationale behind the utilization of plants in nanoparticle formulations is that they are easily available and possess a broad variability of metabolites, such as vitamins, antioxidants, and nucleotides. For instance, gold (Au) nanoparticles have attracted substantial attention for their controllable size, shape, and surface properties. A variety of copper (Cu) and copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles have also been synthesized from plant extracts. Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles are also important metal oxide nanomaterials that have been synthesized from a number of plant extracts. International and domestic laws, government and private-party programs, regulations and policies are being carefully reviewed and revised to increase their utility and nurture these nanoscale materials for commercialization. Inspiring debates and government initiatives are required to promote the sustainable use of nanoscale products. In this review, we will discuss the potential of the utilization of plant extracts in the advancement of nanotechnology.
Highlights
Nanotechnology is cited as a key technology of the 21st century and has generated a great deal of excitement world-wide, but it has been slowed down because of the poor understanding of hazards associated with nanotechnology and fewer policies to manage new risks
Green nanotechnology is a branch of green technology that utilizes the concepts of green chemistry and green engineering, where the word
A variety of copper (Cu) and copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles have been synthesized from plant extracts
Summary
Nanotechnology is cited as a key technology of the 21st century and has generated a great deal of excitement world-wide, but it has been slowed down because of the poor understanding of hazards associated with nanotechnology and fewer policies to manage new risks. Herbal Approach for Developing Nanoparticles chemistry and engineering Apart from such obvious areas as the development of solar cells, biofuels, and fuelofcells, green nanotechnology applications involve thecomponents, use of nanomaterials. The activity herbal medicines depends on the overall might function of active as all the in clean production processes that synthesize using or by recycling industrial constituents provide synergistic action and,nanoparticles, improve thesunlight therapeutic value. Lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), polymeric nanoparticles and nanocapsules), proliposomes, liposomes, nanoemulsions, etc., has a great number of advantages for herbal drugs These include enhancement of solubility and bioavailability, improvement of stability, suppression of toxicity, improvement of pharmacological activity, sustained delivery, improving tissue macrophage circulation, and defense against physical and chemical degradation. Problems associated with plant medicines can be overcome with nano-sized drug delivery systems (NDDS) of herbal drugs, having a potential future for enhancing their activity. Medicines 2019, 6, 39 medicine systems would be necessary to combat more chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, asthma, and others, with the aid of herbal drugs [5,6,7]
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