Exploring the parallels between nanoparticles and viruses with emphasis on environmental roles and remediation

IF 4.5 3区生物学 Q2 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI:10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2025.09.003

Mahima Kaushik , Madhu Pruthi , Arpana Sharma , Radhey Shyam Sharma , Vandana Mishra , Swagata Karmakar , Niloy Sarkar

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Nanoparticles and viruses share several similarities and link the fields of physical and biological sciences by covering and overlapping both realms. In this review we have discussed their commonalities based on classification of constituent material, mode of replication and origin, size, as well as function and application in cargo delivery. We have discussed the modulatory and characteristics of each subunit and how it contributes to cellular uptake and replication. We have also gone into their environmental roles in nutrient mobilization and cycling, being subject to and themselves exerting evolutionary pressures as well as their final environmental fates of immobilization and disintegration. Finally, we have explored their potential use in environmental remediation and energy generation. The novelty of this work is in signifying that both nanoparticles and viruses fall into the realm of macro-biomolecular or nano assemblies and are in many ways similar in origin, characteristics and can be often used synergistically to solve contemporary problems.

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探索纳米颗粒和病毒之间的相似之处，重点是环境作用和补救。

纳米粒子和病毒有许多相似之处，并通过覆盖和重叠这两个领域将物理和生物科学领域联系起来。本文从其组成物质分类、复制方式和来源、大小、在货物运输中的功能和应用等方面对其共性进行了探讨。我们已经讨论了每个亚基的调节和特征，以及它如何有助于细胞摄取和复制。我们还探讨了它们在营养动员和循环中的环境作用，它们受到和自身施加的进化压力，以及它们最终的固定和分解的环境命运。最后，我们探讨了它们在环境修复和能源生产方面的潜在应用。这项工作的新颖之处在于表明纳米颗粒和病毒都属于宏观生物分子或纳米组件的领域，并且在许多方面在起源，特征上相似，并且经常可以协同使用来解决当代问题。

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Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology 生物-生化与分子生物学

CiteScore

8.60

自引率

7.90%

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审稿时长

85 days

期刊介绍： Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology is an international review journal and covers the ground between the physical and biological sciences since its launch in 1950. It indicates to the physicist the great variety of unsolved problems awaiting attention in biology and medicine. The biologist and biochemist will find that this journal presents new and stimulating ideas and novel approaches to studying and influencing structural and functional properties of the living organism. This journal will be of particular interest to biophysicists, biologists, biochemists, cell physiologists, systems biologists, and molecular biologists.