Tapping the unexploited plant resources for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3162-3165

  Leela, Arangasamy ^a   Vivekanandan, Munusamy ^b  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Vivekananda Institutions   (India)

Author keywords

Helianthus annus; Nanometals; Nanoparticles bioreduction; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

METAL ION; NANOPARTICLE; PLANT EXTRACT; SILVER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BASELLA ALBA; BIOASSAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; HELIANTHUS ANNUS; MAIZE; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; REDUCTION; REDUCTION KINETICS; RICE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORGHUM; SORGHUM BICOLOUR; SUGARCANE; SUNFLOWER; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ASTERACEAE; BASELLA ALBA; BASELLACEAE; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; ORYZA SATIVA; POACEAE; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 51849154753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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