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Review
. 2016 Jan;7(1):17-28.
doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2015.02.007. Epub 2015 Mar 9.

A review on plants extract mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles for antimicrobial applications: A green expertise

Shakeel Ahmed  1 , Mudasir Ahmad  1 , Babu Lal Swami  1 , Saiqa Ikram  1
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A review on plants extract mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles for antimicrobial applications: A green expertise

Shakeel Ahmed et al. J Adv Res. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Metallic nanoparticles are being utilized in every phase of science along with engineering including medical fields and are still charming the scientists to explore new dimensions for their respective worth which is generally attributed to their corresponding small sizes. The up-and-coming researches have proven their antimicrobial significance. Among several noble metal nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles have attained a special focus. Conventionally silver nanoparticles are synthesized by chemical method using chemicals as reducing agents which later on become accountable for various biological risks due to their general toxicity; engendering the serious concern to develop environment friendly processes. Thus, to solve the objective; biological approaches are coming up to fill the void; for instance green syntheses using biological molecules derived from plant sources in the form of extracts exhibiting superiority over chemical and/or biological methods. These plant based biological molecules undergo highly controlled assembly for making them suitable for the metal nanoparticle syntheses. The present review explores the huge plant diversity to be utilized towards rapid and single step protocol preparatory method with green principles over the conventional ones and describes the antimicrobial activities of silver nanoparticles.

Keywords: Antimicrobial; Green synthesis; Plant extract; Silver nanoparticles.

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Different approaches of synthesis of silver nanoparticles.
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Protocols employed for synthesis of nanoparticles (a) bottom to top approach and (b) top to bottom approach.
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Protocol for synthesis of silver nanoparticles using plant extract.
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