A review: Biological synthesis of silver and copper nanoparticles

Nano Biomedicine and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 99-106

  Varshney, Ratnika ^a   Bhadauria, Seema ^a   Gaur, Mulayam S ^b  

^a R B S COLLEGE   (India)

^b HINDUSTAN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacteria; Bioreduction; Biosynthesis; Copper; Fungi; Silver

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ARGEMONE OIL; BASELLA ALBA EXTRACT; BIODIESEL; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; COPPER NANOPARTICLE; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; CYCAS EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FLAVONE; GLYCINE MAX EXTRACT; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS EXTRACT; MEDICAGO SATIVA EXTRACT; METAL NANOPARTICLE; PARTHENIUM EXTRACT; PELARGONIUM GRAUEOLEUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; QUANTUM DOT; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM EXTRACT; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NITRATE; SOLANUM TORVUM EXTRACT; STEVIA REBAUDIANA EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALFALFA; ALGA; ALOE VERA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARGEMONE MEXICANA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BASELLA ALBA; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CORIANDER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCAS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG STABILITY; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NANOFABRICATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; PARTHENIUM; PARTICLE SIZE; PELARGONIUM; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLANUM; SOYBEAN; STEVIA; SUGARCANE; SYNTHESIS; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEED; YEAST;

EID: 84863629948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21505578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5101/nbe.v4i2.p99-106     Document Type: Review

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