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Low-cost and eco-friendly phyto-synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Cocos nucifera coir extract and its larvicidal activity

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In this paper, mesocarp layer extract of Cocos nucifera coir was assessed for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles and the results showed that the reduction of silver ions occurred when silver nitrate solution was treated with aqueous extract of coir at 60°C.
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This article is published in Industrial Crops and Products.The article was published on 2013-05-01. It has received 336 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Silver nanoparticle & Silver nitrate.

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Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles using banana peel extract and their antimicrobial activity against representative microorganisms

TL;DR: In this paper, an eco-friendly, cost efficient, rapid and easy method for synthesis of silver nanoparticles using banana peel extract (BPE) as a reducing and capping agent was reported.
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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using olive leaf extract and its antibacterial activity

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used hot water olive leaf extracts (OLE) as reducing and stabilizing agent for antibacterial activity against drug resistant bacterial isolates and found that the AgNPs at 0.03-0.07 mg/ml concentration significantly inhibited bacterial growth against multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aUREus ), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aerUGinosa ), and Escherichia coli ( E. coli ).
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Plant-mediated biosynthesis of nanoparticles as an emerging tool against mosquitoes of medical and veterinary importance: a review

TL;DR: This review focuses on characterization, effectiveness, and non-target effects of mosquitocidal nanoparticles synthesized using botanical products (mosquitocidal Nanoparticles, MNP), and particular attention was dedicated to this issue.
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Catalytic degradation of organic dyes using biosynthesized silver nanoparticles.

TL;DR: An environmentally benign and unexploited method for the synthesis of silver nanocatalysts using Trigonella foenum-graecum seeds, which is a potential source of phytochemicals is reported.
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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: A Review

TL;DR: The bio-molecules from various plant components and microbial species have been used as potential agents for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as discussed by the authors, and more than 100 different biological sources for synthesizing AgNPs are reported in the past decade by various authors.
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Noble Metals on the Nanoscale: Optical and Photothermal Properties and Some Applications in Imaging, Sensing, Biology, and Medicine

TL;DR: How the unique tunability of the plasmon resonance properties of metal nanoparticles through variation of their size, shape, composition, and medium allows chemists to design nanostructures geared for specific bio-applications is emphasized.
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Silver nanoparticles: green synthesis and their antimicrobial activities.

TL;DR: This review presents an overview of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) preparation by green synthesis approaches that have advantages over conventional methods involving chemical agents associated with environmental toxicity.
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Biosynthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles by novel sundried Cinnamomum camphora leaf

TL;DR: In this article, a sundried biomass of Cinnamomum camphora leaf with aqueous silver or gold precursors at ambient temperature was used for simple synthesis of nanoparticles.
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Silver nanoparticles: partial oxidation and antibacterial activities.

TL;DR: The results show that the antibacterial activities of silver nanoparticles are dependent on chemisorbed Ag+, which is readily formed owing to extreme sensitivity to oxygen.
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The inhibitory effects of silver nanoparticles, silver ions, and silver chloride colloids on microbial growth.

TL;DR: The results suggest that nitrifying bacteria are especially susceptible to inhibition byAg NPs, and the accumulation of Ag NPs could have detrimental effects on the microorganisms in wastewater treatment.
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