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Review
. 2019 Sep 27;12(19):3177.
doi: 10.3390/ma12193177.

Elemental Silver Nanoparticles: Biosynthesis and Bio Applications

Oleg V Mikhailov  1 , Ekaterina O Mikhailova  2
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Review

Elemental Silver Nanoparticles: Biosynthesis and Bio Applications

Oleg V Mikhailov et al. Materials (Basel). .

Abstract

The data on the specifics of synthesis of elemental silver nanoparticles (Ag-NP) having various geometric shapes (pseudo spherical, prismatic, cubic, trigonal-pyramidal, etc.), obtained by using various biological methods, and their use in biology and medicine have been systematized and generalized. The review covers mainly publications published in the current 21st century. Bibliography: 262 references.

Keywords: Ag-NP; biological applications; geometric shape; green synthesis; microorganisms; plants.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest, financial or otherwise.

Figures

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Figure 2
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of Ag-NP obtained using aqueous peel extract of Punica granatum [86].
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Figure 3
SEM images of Ag-NP obtained using aqueous extract of marine seaweed Ulva lactucain [42].
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Figure 1
Typical scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of pseudo-spherical elemental silver nanoparticles (Ag-NP) at high resolution (a) none modifier; (b) at the presence of 1.0 g/L N-methyl 2-pyrrolidone [24].
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Figure 4
SEM images of Ag-NP obtained using aqueous leaf extract of Melia azedarach [97].
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Figure 5
SEM images of Ag-NP obtained using aqueous leaf extract of Syzygium cumini [100].
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Figure 6
SEM images of Ag-NP obtained using aqueous leaf extract of Artemisia nilagirica [105].
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Figure 7
SEM of spherical Ag-NP obtained in [147] (a) and obtained in [155] (b).
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Figure 8
Transmission electron microscope (TEM) image of Ag-NP having various shapes and obtained in [186]. At a scale of 100 nm (left) and at a scale 200 nm (right)
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Figure 9
SEM image of Ag-NP having irregular shape and obtained in [176]. At a scale of 400 nm (left) and at a scale 1 m (right).
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