The use of nanoparticles in both industrial and household products is currently undergoing rapid expansion despite the lack of information regarding the behavior and toxicity of nanoparticles in the environment. Estimates suggest multiple thousands of tons of each major nanomaterial are being produced annually. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are currently being used as an anti-microbial additive ...

The effect of poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) concentration on the synthesis and properties of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was investigated. Nanoparticles have been prepared by a chemical reduction method from the aqueous solution of silver nitrate and PVP as a stabilizing agent in the presence of sodium borohydride as a reducing agent. The nanosized silver colloids have been characterized usin...

Silver nanoparticles were obtained via totally green synthesis from silver nitrate using glucose as reducing agent and sucralose as capping agent. Physico-chemical characterization of AgNPs was performed by UV-Visible absorption and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in order to correlate biological/toxicological responses with AgNPs features. A detailed study of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs...

in the present study, a simple, fast and eco-friendly biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (agnps) using   mentha langifolia leaf extract as the reducing agent was investigated. nanoparticles forming were indicated by the color changes in solution and were confirmed by uv-vis spectrum, ft-ir analysis and scanning electron microscopic (sem) micrograph. the average particle size of produced agnps...

Metal-enhanced Luminescence of silicon nanocrystals (SiNCs) was determined using two different particle sizes of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). SiNCs have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It is found that the SiNCs are cryst...

ILIEVA, B., Y. IVANOVA, P. VASILEVA, H. GAGOV and I. SAZDOVA, 2014. Infl uence of silver nanoparticles with different surface coating on the excised frog heart. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., Supplement 1: 3–8 The surface coating of silver nanoparticles is crucial to the nanoparticle properties as size and shape, stability, solubility and targeting, which are responsible to their biological effects. In ...

BACKGROUND Herbal drug delivery is limited by poor solubility and bioavailability which can be overcome with suitable nanomaterials that will enhance their pharmacokinetics and performance. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to analyze the synthesis, characterization, and biological activities of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from three spices. MATERIALS AND METHODS AgNPs were prepared using 0.1 M s...

The advance in nanotechnology has enabled us to utilize particles in the size of the nanoscale. This has created new therapeutic horizons, and in the case of silver, the currently available data only reveals the surface of the potential benefits and the wide range of applications. Interactions between viral biomolecules and silver nanoparticles suggest that the use of nanosystems may contribute...

Silver compounds are known to be both toxic and carcinogenic. However, silver nanoparticles have been showed diagnostic and therapeutic value. They can be used as biological tags for a quantitative detection and/or be incorporated into wound dressings and cosmetics due to their antibacterial properties. Pakistani and Iranian traditional physicians still take the advantage of silver compounds, c...

Bacteria obtained from the isolates of the biodiversity of riverine coast of Ganga identified as Bacillus Koriensis, when challenged with silver nitrate solution accumulated silver nanoparticles on the surface of its cell wall. These nanoparticles showed an absorption peak at 438 nm in UV-visible spectrum corresponding to the plasmon resonance of AgNPs. The transmission electron micrographs of ...