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Mechanism of plant-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles – A review on biomolecules involved, characterisation and antibacterial activity
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This review includes the characterisation of AgNPs and antibacterial activity of such nanoparticles with size, shape and method used for this study.About:
This article is published in Chemico-Biological Interactions.The article was published on 2017-08-01. It has received 287 citations till now.read more
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Review on nanoparticles and nanostructured materials: history, sources, toxicity and regulations.
TL;DR: The aim of this review is to compare synthetic (engineered) and naturally occurring nanoparticles (NPs) and nanostructured materials (NSMs) to identify their nanoscale properties and to define the specific knowledge gaps related to the risk assessment of NPs and NSMs in the environment.
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Antibacterial and antioxidant potential of biosynthesized copper nanoparticles mediated through Cissus arnotiana plant extract.
Shanmugam Rajeshkumar,Soumya Menon,S. Venkat Kumar,Murtaza M. Tambuwala,Hamid A. Bakshi,Meenu Mehta,Saurabh Satija,Gaurav Gupta,Dinesh Kumar Chellappan,Lakshmi Thangavelu,Kamal Dua,Kamal Dua +11 more
TL;DR: This is the first study reported on C. arnotiana mediated biosynthesis of copper nanoparticles, where it is predicted that the findings can pave way for a new direction in the field of nanotechnology and nanomedicine where there is a significant potential for antibacterial and antioxidant activities.
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Anticancer activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized using aqueous fruit shell extract of Tamarindus indica on MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line
TL;DR: In this article, an ecofriendly, easy, one-step, non-toxic and inexpensive approach is used, where aqueous plant extract acts as a reducing as well as stabilizing agent of Silver Nanoparticles.
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Silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, medical applications and biosafety
TL;DR: The state-of-the-art advances of AgNPs in the synthesis methods, medical applications and biosafety, and a new type of Ag particles, silver Ångstrom (Å, 1 Å = 0.1 nm) particles (AgÅPs), which exhibit better biological activity and lower toxicity compared with AgNps are reviewed.
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Silver Nanoparticles: Mechanism of Action and Probable Bio-Application
TL;DR: This review is devoted to the medical application of silver nanoparticles produced as a result of “green” synthesis using various living organisms (bacteria, fungi, plants).
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Monodisperse FePt Nanoparticles and Ferromagnetic FePt Nanocrystal Superlattices
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Silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial agent: a case study on E. coli as a model for Gram-negative bacteria
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TL;DR: These nontoxic nanomaterials, which can be prepared in a simple and cost-effective manner, may be suitable for the formulation of new types of bactericidal materials.
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Silver nanoparticles as a new generation of antimicrobials.
TL;DR: Silver nanoparticles have emerged up with diverse medical applications ranging from silver based dressings, silver coated medicinal devices, such as nanogels, nanolotions, etc, due to its capability of modulating metals into their nanosize.
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Antimicrobial effects of silver nanoparticles
Jun Sung Kim,Eunye Kuk,Kyeong Nam Yu,Jong-Ho Kim,Sungjin Park,Hu Jang Lee,So Hyun Kim,Young Kyung Park,Yong Ho Park,Cheol Yong Hwang,Yong-Kwon Kim,Yoon-Sik Lee,Dae Hong Jeong,Myung-Haing Cho +13 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that Ag nanoparticles can be used as effective growth inhibitors in various microorganisms, making them applicable to diverse medical devices and antimicrobial control systems.
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Does the antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles depend on the shape of the nanoparticle? A study of the Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli.
TL;DR: This is the first comparative study on the bactericidal properties of silver nanoparticles of different shapes, and the results demonstrate thatsilver nanoparticles undergo a shape-dependent interaction with the gram-negative organism E. coli.