Emeritus Professor, Department of Biotechnology, West Bengal University of Technology, BF 142 Salt Lake City, Sector 1, Kolkata–700 064. E-mail: mrinal.ghose10@gmail.com
Online published on 24 April, 2015.
Nanoscience suggests a solid body of theory, upon which a technology could be built.The concept of nanotechnological research in the fields of marine science and technology is quite recent. This paper discusses the potentials for applications of nanotechnology in the areas of marine biomedicines, marine toxicology, marine industrial chemicals, and others. It holds a great promise for developing countries where fish and shellfish are a major source of food, as well as an industrial commodity. This technology points out that several marine organisms contain many bioactive chemical compounds with various pharmacological properties and have provided useful drugs. Therefore, it is seen that there is an immense potential for nanotechnology in marine sciences.This paper emphasizes that today there is a great need for exploitation of biologically active compounds and untapped food resources. Marine pollution control and management with the applications of nanotechnology have also been discussed in this paper. It concludes that medical science will of course be heavily involved through the application of nanotechnology, which will impact not only human cell ultrastructure and effects on the immune system, but should also contribute to solving the riddle of allergy.This paper brings out that the advances in nanotechnological research will go a long way in innovations in chemical industries.
Marine organisms, Bioactive compounds, Human cell ultrastructure, Immune system
