Physical and chemical nature of nanoparticles

Abstract

Nanoparticles have some specific features, including physical properties, chemical properties, merits, and demerits, which have drawn much attention for their application in nanobiotechnology. This chapter explains the state of the art of different properties of nanoparticles and their potential beneficial roles. In addition, this chapter discusses on the research on nanoparticles essentiality for plants and describes the current knowledge concerning the key nanoparticles with important studies for their future applications.