Plant extract synthesized silver nanoparticles: An ongoing source of novel biocompatible materials

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 356-373

  Rajan, Ramachandran ^a   Chandran, Krishnaraj ^b   Harper, Stacey L ^c   Yun, Soon Il ^b   Kalaichelvan, P Thangavel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical applications; Bioreduction; Phytosynthesis; Plant extracts; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLAVONOIDS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS; NANOPARTICLES; PEPTIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SORBIC ACID; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICANCER ACTIVITIES; ANTICANCER PROPERTIES; BIO REDUCTIONS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PHYTOSYNTHESIS; REACTION PARAMETERS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

SILVER;

BIOGENIC MINERAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; IDENTIFICATION KEY; METABOLITE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PATHOGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT COMMUNITY; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84925728798     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.03.015     Document Type: Review

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