Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles, their characterization, application and antibacterial activity

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5221-5238

  Okafor, Florence ^a   Janen, Afef ^a   Kukhtareva, Tatiana ^a   Edwards, Vernessa ^a   Curley, Michael ^a  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Biosynthesis; Cytotoxicity bacteria; Plant extracts; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; REDUCING AGENT; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ABSORBANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT EXTRACT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SILVER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACTAEA RACEMOSA; ALOE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS ANGOPHOROIDES; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPATIENS; KOCURIA RHIZOPHILA; MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA; MAGNOLIACEAE; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PLANT LEAF; PLASMON ABSORBANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SANSEVIERIA; SANSEVIERIA TRIFASCIATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXICITY TESTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; KOCURIA RHIZOPHILA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SILVER; SILVER NITRATE;

EID: 84886260685     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10105221     Document Type: Article

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