Mayuri Bhatia
School of Biotechnology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidhyalaya, (State Technological University of Madhya Pradesh),
Airport Bypass Road, 426033, Bhopal
India
Review Article
Implicating Nanoparticles as Potential Biodegradation Enhancers: A Review
Author(s): Mayuri Bhatia, Amandeep Girdhar, Bina Chandrakar and Archana TiwariMayuri Bhatia, Amandeep Girdhar, Bina Chandrakar and Archana Tiwari
Nanoparticles have entered the scientific world with varied potential applications, of which studies are often
conducted in relation to pharmaceuticals as potent drug delivery systems. They perk up pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic properties. But, in the era of innovation the studies have revealed a novel side of nanoparticles that has shown their unique ability in enhancement of polymer degradation. Petroleum-plastics like Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) being an unavoidable necessity, has crossed high levels of environmental pollution due to its poor waste disposal and thus, calls for better ways of its degradation management. The conventional methods have shown a limited degradation with environmental constraints which have been overcome by microbial and enzymatic process of biodegradation. Nanoparticles influence the growth profiles of LDPE degrading microorganism.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7439.1000175