Fern-synthesized silver nanocrystals: Towards a new class of mosquito oviposition deterrents?

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 109, Issue , 2016, Pages 40-51

  Rajaganesh, Rajapandian ^a   Murugan, Kadarkarai ^a,b   Panneerselvam, Chellasamy ^c   Jayashanthini, Sudalaimani ^a   Aziz, Al Thbiani ^c   Roni, Mathath ^a   Suresh, Udaiyan ^a   Trivedi, Subrata ^c   Rehman, Hasibur ^c   Higuchi, Akon ^d   Nicoletti, Marcello ^e   Benelli, Giovanni ^f  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b THIRUVALLUVAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TABUK   (Saudi Arabia)

^d NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Dengue; Dicranopteris linearis; Larvicides; Ovicides; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

DICRANOPTERIS LINEARIS EXTRACT; FERN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOCRYSTAL; INSECTICIDE; NANOCRYSTAL; PERMETHRIN; REDUCING AGENT; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS VECTOR; METAL NANOPARTICLE; PLANT EXTRACT; SILVER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DICRANOPTERIS LINEARIS; DISEASE CARRIER; EGG LAYING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HATCHING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LARVA; LC50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY RATE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PUPA; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZETA POTENTIAL; AEDES; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FERN; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DENGUE; FEMALE; FERNS; HUMANS; LARVA; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVIPOSITION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PUPA; SILVER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84988392356     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.09.012     Document Type: Article

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