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Scalable and controllable synthesis of metallic nanoparticles via synthetic microbiomes.
Biotechnology advances · · Review
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Synthetic microbiomes enable unprecedented control over nanoparticle size and stability, enhancing robustness and selectivity in environmental nanomanufacturing.
- Why it matters: Achieving laboratory-grade precision in complex microbial ecosystems remains a major challenge for sustainable nanoparticle synthesis, limiting field deployment.
- What they did: The study surveys biosynthesis mechanisms and demonstrates how dividing redox and morphological tasks among microbial species improves nanoparticle production, using bottom-up and top-down engineering approaches.
- The result: This work provides a strategic roadmap for safe, regulated, and scalable deployment of bio-hybrid nanomanufacturing technologies, advancing environmental applications.
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