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Nanoteknolojinin Tıp ve Mühendislik Uygulamaları

This review covers nanotechnology applications in medicine and engineering, summarizing advancements in nanomaterial development and their utilization across biomedical and engineering domains.

2024
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Next-generation nanomaterials for environmental remediation: smart design, hybrid materials and sustainable use

Researchers reviewed advances in eco-engineered nanomaterials for remediating persistent environmental contaminants — including PFAS, microplastics, heavy metals, and pharmaceuticals — covering adsorption, photocatalytic, and magnetic recovery systems, while discussing sustainability challenges around lifecycle, toxicity, and real-world deployment.

2026 Frontiers in Chemistry
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Advanced Nanotechnology in Wastewater Treatment: Investigating the Role of Nanoparticles in Pollutant Removal, Water Recovery, and Environmental Sustainability

This review examines how nanotechnology-based approaches — including nanoparticle adsorbents, nanofiltration membranes, and photocatalysts — can address persistent water pollutants including pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and heavy metals more effectively than conventional treatment methods.

2025 Scholars Journal of Engineering and Technology 2 citations
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Antibiotic resistance in aquaculture and aquatic organisms: a review of current nanotechnology applications for sustainable management

Researchers reviewed how antibiotics released from aquaculture and other industries accumulate in aquatic ecosystems, promoting antibiotic resistance, and assessed nanotechnology-based interventions — including nanodrug delivery, nanoformulations, and nanosensors — as promising tools for sustainable management of these emerging contaminants.

2022 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 252 citations
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Exploring Microbial-Based Green Nanobiotechnology for Wastewater Remediation: A Sustainable Strategy

This review examines how microbial-based green nanotechnology can serve as a sustainable alternative to conventional wastewater treatment methods. Researchers found that nanoparticles synthesized using microorganisms offer a cost-effective, eco-friendly approach to removing a broad range of water contaminants. The study compares the performance of these green nanomaterials against traditional treatment methods across factors like reusability, efficiency, and scalability.

2022 Nanomaterials 78 citations
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Nano-Technological Bioremediation: Revolutionizing Environmental Cleanup

This review explores how combining nanotechnology with bioremediation improves the ability to clean up environmental pollutants including microplastics, heavy metals, and organic chemicals. Nano-enabled bioremediation systems can enhance the efficiency of microbial degradation and contaminant capture in polluted soils and water.

2023 International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 2 citations
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Mechanistic and recent updates in nano-bioremediation for developing green technology to alleviate agricultural contaminants

Researchers reviewed nano-bioremediation — the combination of nanoparticles with microbial processes — as a promising strategy for removing heavy metals, pesticides, and other agricultural contaminants from soil and water, highlighting improved catalytic activity and adsorption capacity compared to conventional remediation methods.

2022 International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 73 citations
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Nano-Enable Materials Promoting Sustainability and Resilience in Modern Agriculture

This review examines how nanomaterials are being developed to promote more sustainable agriculture, including smart delivery systems for fertilizers and pesticides that reduce waste and environmental contamination. Researchers found that nano-enabled formulations can improve crop productivity while minimizing the release of harmful chemicals into soil and water. The study highlights the potential of nanotechnology to help address both food security and environmental pollution challenges in modern farming.

2021 Nanomaterials 130 citations
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Nanotechnology for the bioremediation of heavy metals and metalloids

This review examines the application of nanotechnology for bioremediation of heavy metals and metalloids from contaminated soil and water, highlighting how nanobioremediation approaches overcome limitations of conventional cleanup methods.

2022 Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology 21 citations
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Function of nanomaterials in the treatment of emerging pollutants in wastewater

Researchers reviewed the application of nanomaterials for treating emerging pollutants in wastewater, including microplastics, antibiotics, and endocrine disruptors. The study suggests that nanotechnology-based approaches offer promising advantages over conventional treatment methods in terms of efficiency and sustainability for addressing new types of water contaminants.

2024 IWA Publishing eBooks 3 citations
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Advanced applications of sustainable and biological nano-polymers in agricultural production

This review examines how sustainable and biological nano-polymers can improve agricultural practices through controlled agrochemical release, soil enhancement, and gene editing, while addressing environmental concerns about nanomaterial accumulation.

2023 Frontiers in Plant Science 36 citations
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Emerging micropollutants in aquatic ecosystems and nanotechnology-based removal alternatives: A review

This review examines emerging micropollutants in water systems, including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and heavy metals, and how nanotechnology-based approaches can help remove them. These contaminants threaten drinking water safety and aquatic ecosystems worldwide. The paper evaluates various nanomaterial-based filtration and degradation methods as promising solutions for cleaning up contaminated water.

2023 Chemosphere 98 citations
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Eco-designing of nano-materials to enhance crop productivity and improve soil remediation

This review examines how eco-designed nanomaterials can enhance crop productivity and improve soil remediation, evaluating the dual role of nanomaterials as agricultural inputs and potential environmental contaminants.

2024 Plant Science Today
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Application of Nanotechnology in Sustainable Food Packaging

This review examines nanotechnology applications in sustainable food packaging, covering how nano-enhanced biodegradable biopolymers improve barrier properties and food safety while addressing plastic pollution and reducing reliance on conventional single-use plastics.

2024 Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies book series 1 citations
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Nanobiocatalysts and its Applications: A Review Article

This review covers nanobiocatalysts — enzymes attached to nanostructures — and their applications in biotechnology, including potential uses in breaking down plastic pollution. Nanobiocatalysts offer improved stability and efficiency for industrial enzymes, including those being explored for plastic biodegradation.

2023 International Journal of Chemical and Environmental Sciences 1 citations
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Unlocking the potential of nanobiohybrids to combat environmental pollution

This review examines how nanobiohybrids — combinations of nanomaterials with biological components — could be used to clean up environmental pollutants, including plastics. The chapter highlights emerging nanotechnology-based bioremediation strategies as sustainable alternatives to conventional pollution management. While not focused on microplastic toxicology, it is relevant to the broader challenge of removing plastic contamination from the environment.

2023 IWA Publishing eBooks 6 citations
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Nanotechnology-Based Approaches for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Water: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

This review examines nanotechnology-based approaches for removing emerging contaminants including pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors, and microplastics from water, comparing the removal efficiencies of nanomaterial adsorbents, photocatalysts, and membrane systems against conventional treatment methods.

2025 Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology
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Potencial de los nanomateriales en la agricultura: retos y oportunidades

This review examines the potential of nanomaterials in agriculture, discussing how nanoscience and nanotechnology can improve practices from seed germination and crop cultivation through to harvest and storage, with a focus on sustainable applications. The authors highlight both opportunities and challenges of integrating nanomaterials into agricultural systems under the pressures of climate change and growing food demand.

2023 Mundo Nano Revista Interdisciplinaria en Nanociencia y Nanotecnología 4 citations
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Emerging Frontiers in Environmental Biotechnology

This chapter examines how biotechnology can address microplastic pollution generated by industrialization, reviewing bio-based degradation pathways, nanobiotechnology applications, and the role of engineered organisms in reducing plastic use and waste. The authors assess the future potential of environmental biotechnology as a sustainable tool for managing hazardous microplastic contamination across industries.

2024
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A review on the role of nanotechnological interventions in sequestration, mitigation and value-added product conversion of micro-/nanoplastics

This review examines how nanotechnology-based approaches can be used to capture, break down, or convert microplastics and nanoplastics into useful products. The buildup of these tiny plastic particles in water environments has become a global health and environmental concern. The review highlights promising technologies that could help clean up microplastic pollution and reduce human exposure.

2024 Environmental Science Nano 12 citations
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Environmental impact and mitigation of micro(nano)plastics pollution using green catalytic tools and green analytical methods

Researchers reviewed the growing problem of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment, then assessed enzyme-based strategies for breaking them down, finding that enzymes specifically targeting plastic polymer structures offer a promising, sustainable approach to degradation, especially when stabilized on nanomaterials to extend their activity.

2022 Green Analytical Chemistry 50 citations
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Sustainable coagulative removal of microplastic from aquatic systems: recent progress and outlook

This review examines how natural coagulants from plants, animals, and microbes can be used to remove microplastics from water as a greener alternative to conventional chemical treatments. These bio-based coagulants, especially when combined with nanotechnology, show promising removal rates while avoiding the toxic residues left by traditional chemical approaches.

2025 RSC Advances 20 citations
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Nanoscale Solutions: The Transformative Applications of Functionalized Nanomaterials in Environmental Remediation

This review summarizes how functionalized nanomaterials are being applied to remediate environmental pollution in air, water, and soil. The study highlights that engineered nanomaterials can effectively target and break down various contaminants, though further research is needed on their long-term environmental safety and scalability.

2024 Applied Nano 3 citations
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Nano-Engineering for Clean Water Solutions

Scientists have reviewed how tiny engineered particles (nanotechnology) can help clean water by removing dangerous pollutants like heavy metals, leftover medicines, and microplastics that traditional filters often miss. These nano-scale materials work better than current methods because they can target specific contaminants and use less energy. While this technology shows great promise for providing safer drinking water worldwide, researchers still need to study whether these tiny particles themselves might be harmful to people or the environment.

2026 International Journal of Integrated Research and Practice