Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant extracts

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 346-356

  Mittal, Amit Kumar ^a   Chisti, Yusuf ^b   Banerjee, Uttam Chand ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Green synthesis; Metal nanoparticles; Nanogold; Nanoparticle biosynthesis; Nanosilver; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

BASE METALS; DIVERSE RANGE; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; GREEN SYNTHESIS; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; NANO SILVER; NANO-GOLD; PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; PLANT METABOLITES; PLANT SPECIES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCALED-UP; SINGLE-STEP; TERPENOIDS; WATERSOLUBLE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DRUG DELIVERY; GOLD; METABOLITES; METAL IONS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SILVER;

GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE; PLANT EXTRACT; SILVER;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATION; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GOLD; MEDICINE; METABOLITE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT EXTRACT; SILVER;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SILVER;

EID: 84873710125     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.01.003     Document Type: Review

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