Green nanomaterials fostering agrifood sustainability

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Bartolucci, Cecilia ^[1] ; Antonacci, Amina ^[1] ; Arduini, Fabiana ^[2] ; Moscone, Danila ^[2] ; Fraceto, Leonardo ^[3] ; Campos, Estefania ^[4] ; Attaallah, Raouia ^[5] ; Amine, Aziz ^[5] ; Zanardi, Chiara ^[6] ; Cubillana-Aguilera, Laura M. ^[7] ; Palacios Santander, Jose Maria ^[7] ; Scognamiglio, Viviana ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] CNR, Dept Chem Sci & Mat Technol, Inst Crystallog, Via Salaria Km 29-3, I-00015 Rome - Italy

^[2] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Dept Chem Sci & Technol, Via Ric Sci, I-00133 Rome - Italy

^[3] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Lab Environm Nanotechnol, Inst Sci & Technol Sorocaba, Ave Tres de Marco 511, BR-18087180 Sorocaba - Brazil

^[4] Fed Univ ABC, Human & Nat Sci Ctr, Santo Andre, SP - Brazil

^[5] Hassan II Univ Casablanca, Fac Sci & Tech, Casablanca - Morocco

^[6] Univ Modena & Reggio Emilia, Dept Chem & Geol Sci, Via G Campi 103, I-41125 Modena - Italy

^[7] Univ Cadiz, Campus Excelencia Int Mar CEIMAR, Dept Analyt Chem, Fac Sci, IMEYMAT, Campus Univ Puerto Real, Poligono Rio San Pedro S-, Puerto Real 11510, Cadiz - Spain

• Document type: Review article
• Source: TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; v. 125, APR 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

The application of nanotechnologies to the agrifood sector provides one of the innovative tools able to support change in a system that, through its intensification and industrialization, currently fails both humans and the environment. The development of green nanotechnology, which exploits biological routes for the synthesis of nanomaterials, and specifically aims to minimize the production of hazardous substances and the input of energy, further underlines the disruptive potential of this technology. Due to the lack of toxic chemicals during their synthesis and to their high adaptability, green nanomaterials thus produced have a wide application domain, and this is reflected in the number of sustainable development goals affected by their use. This review describes the last trends on the eco-designed nanomaterials produced by means of green strategies for application in agriculture, such as nanofertilisers, nanopesticides, and nano(bio)sensors. (c) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 19/05100-0 - Evaluation of the biological activity of topical formulations of budesonide in inflammatory skin models
• Grantee: Estefânia Vangelie Ramos Campos
• Support type: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• FAPESP's process: 17/21004-5 - Agriculture, micro/nanotechnology and environment: from evaluation of the mechanisms of action to studies of transport and toxicity
• Grantee: Leonardo Fernandes Fraceto
• Support type: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 17/24402-1 - pH AND TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE DRUG NANOCARRIERS FOR SKIN APPLICATIONS
• Grantee: Estefânia Vangelie Ramos Campos
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate