Green Composites from Medicinal Plants

Green nanocomposites materials are eco-friendly with superior properties such as high mechanical strength, high toughness, high thermal stability, high stiffness, high conductivity and high corrosion resistance than bulk materials. These properties make them applicable in numerous applications in the field of medicine, aerospace, automotive, electronics, catalysis, etc. They are synthesized green synthesis methods using bacteria, fungi, algae and plants. Among these methods, plant-mediated nanocomposite synthesis is preferred as the microorganism-mediated synthesis requires proper handling and crucial separation techniques to remove them from the synthesized nanocomposites. The medicinal plant-mediated green synthesis is more powerful technique and gaining important recent days. The simple experimental procedure, high efficiency and versatility in synthesizing make this method easy viable method. The harmful chemicals used in conventional chemical methods are not used in this synthesis makes this method more environmentally friendly. Moreover, the medicinal properties of the medicinal plants may be incorporated into the green nanocomposites.