ABSTRACT
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In recent years, there has been an increasing number of studies on green chemistry for nanomaterial synthesis with the objective of reducing or eliminating the use and generation of hazardous substances.1 With the development of bionanotechnology, the principles of biosynthesis and surface engineering chemistry have been applied in green synthesis and applications of nanomaterials. Biocompatible nanomaterials generated from these processes have received considerable attention for their promising applications in bioimaging, biosensing, drug delivery, and development of biomedicines.2 These studies focus on taking advantage of the chemical, physical, and other properties of nanoparticles (NPs) so as to develop the potential of their advanced scientic and commercial applications.3
