Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Applications of Nanotechnology: Trends and Advances

Emblica officinalis (Amla) with a Particular Focus on Its Antimicrobial Potentials: A Review

“…Multiple beneficial health applications including the potent antimicrobial properties, medicinal and therapeutic values of Emblica officinalis need to be promoted and propagated with more researches and clinical trials, validation studies, promotional activities along with exploration of advances in biotechnology, pharmacology, pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology based approaches for developing effective drugs and medicines utilizing Amla 6, [15][16][17]24,75,139,[163][164][165] . Particularly, in the scenario of rising drug resistance, higher incidences of emerging and reemerging pathogenic microbes, the antimicrobial efficacy of Emblica officinalis can be exploited for important microbial pathogens including food-borne zoonotic bacteria such as Salmonella, Arcobacters, Camyplobacters, and emerging viral pathogens like Zika, Ebola, Nipah virus and others, so as to lessen their high incidences, devastating effects and public health effects; since various other herbs and plant metabolites / extracts have shown promising results against such pathogens 5,6,[166][167][168][169] .…”

Nanominerals: Fabrication Methods, Benefits and Hazards, and Their Applications in Ruminants with Special Reference to Selenium and Zinc Nanoparticles

“…Nanoparticles can be mainly categorized into organic and inorganic materials, based on their chemical characteristics. In the livestock sector, the nutritional values of feed can be enhanced by using organic nanoparticle (such as proteins, fats, and sugar molecules) supplementation [1]. Nutrients, in the form of nanoparticles, can be encased as nanocapsules and transported through the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) into the bloodstream, and then into many body organs, such as the brain, liver, kidney, heart, stomach, intestine, and spleen, multiplying the bioavailability of the delivered nutrients [19,20].…”

“…Recently, nanominerals have been successfully used as feed additives to fulfill livestock and poultry from the minerals. These nanoparticles are expected to possess the features of a small dose rate, better bioavailability, and stable interaction with other compounds [1,2]. Because of their low-dose use, they can be used as promoters of growth as substitutes for antibiotics, which benefit from eliminating antibiotic residues in final products, reducing environmental pollution, and producing contamination-free animal products.…”

“…Microminerals can be useful for improving health and immunity, digestive system functions, microbiota homeostasis, metabolism, and reproductive performance in ruminants [48]. Additionally, they can be used for producing functional and safe animal products, maybe through eliminating the antibiotic use and increasing concentrations of trace minerals in animal products (meat and milk) required for better human health [1,6,7,14]. The health benefits and practical application of nanominerals in ruminants are illustrated in Figure 2.…”

“…Nanotechnology is somehow a novel scientific field, and it is widely applied in many parts of our life, such as in the therapeutic field, nutrition, disease diagnosis, chemical industries, and biological research [1][2][3][4][5]. Globally, nanotechnology is an emerging and promising technology that has a formidable prospect in terms of generally revolutionizing agriculture, especially in the livestock sector [6,7].…”