Waseem Ahmad^1,*,, Ajay Singh^2,*,, Meghna Manral^2,, Shivam Pandey^2, and Mohd. Rashid^3,

¹Department of Chemistry, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun-248007, India

²Department of Chemistry, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun-248007, India

³Department of Chemistry, Rishiraj Singh Mahavidyalaya, Ambedkar Nagar-224234, India

*Corresponding authors: E-mail: waseemahmad8@gmail.com; ajay21singh@yahoo.com

Due to its distinct and unique surface morphology, mechanical strength, tunable solubility in water, viscous properties, ease of access and enormous amount of raw materials, low-cost synthesis process and similarly several more opposing characteristics, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) based materials have wide applications. While synthesizing nanoparticles, CMC appears to be better as both a reducing and stabilizing agent. CMC would have no detrimental effects on human health or the environment and also is non-toxic and biodegradable. Hence, CMC mediated metal and metal oxide nanoparticles have multiple benefits in the areas of antibacterial, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, antioxidant, as well as optical properties. In this mini-review article, the role of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is highligted in the fabrication of nanoparticles.

Carboxymethyl cellulose, Green synthesis, Biological activities.