Abstract

Metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) are common in the environment originating on weathering of minerals both in marine and freshwater environments and in soil. Their effects on living organisms are important in view of complex surface chemistry and enhanced surface-to-volume ratio. In the present contribution, three major effects of NP will be considered-(1) their role in mediating interactions between soil microorganisms and plant roots with strong contribution to biofilm formation, (2) the catalytic effects in plant tissues, where NP can act as nanozymes, and (3) specific protein adsorption, resulting in the formation of scaffolds for tissue regeneration. Major tools in this work have been X-ray single crystal, NMR, and electrospray mass spectrometry studies of oxide "cluster" models bearing selected biomolecular ligands.

Keywords

Nano minerals; Surface complexation; Biomolecules as ligands; Biocontrol microorganisms; Nanozymes; Wound healing

Published in

The minerals, metals & materials series
2020, pages: 845-853
Title: TMS 2020 149th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings
ISBN: 978-3-030-36295-9, eISBN: 978-3-030-36296-6
Publisher: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society

Conference

TMS 2020: 149th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, February 23–27 in San Diego, California, USA

SLU Authors

• Kessler, Vadim

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36296-6_79

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/112172