Issue 10, 2020

Opportunities and challenges of phyto-nanotechnology

Abstract

In recent years, applications of nanotechnology in plant systems, i.e., phyto-nanotechnology, have received increasing attention. Phyto-nanotechnology allows target-specific delivery of nanomaterials to agricultural crops and other plants, which may enhance or add plant functions, and achieve environmental monitoring and resistance to pollution. Therefore, phyto-nanotechnology has great potential to revolutionize agriculture and general plant sciences. Despite these promising perspectives, challenges are also pressing, including the impacts of diverse plant cellular structures on nanomaterial delivery and the induction of various levels of phytotoxicity to plants. In this perspective, we will cover the promising applications and major obstacles of plant-based phyto-nanotechnology and provide our insights into this dynamic and exciting area.

Graphical abstract: Opportunities and challenges of phyto-nanotechnology

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
14 Jul 2020
Accepted
02 Sep 2020
First published
04 Sep 2020

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020,7, 2863-2874

Opportunities and challenges of phyto-nanotechnology

C. Li and B. Yan, Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, 7, 2863 DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00729C

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