Silver nanoparticles: synthesis, properties, toxicology, applications and perspectives
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...Different organic and inorganic reducing agents, such as sodium borohydride (NaBH4), sodium citrate, ascorbate, elemental hydrogen, Tollen’s reagent, N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF) and poly (ethylene glycol) block copolymers are used for reduction of silver ions (Ag) in aqueous or non-aqueous solutions [10,11]....
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...Other biomedical applications of AgNPs include impregnation of catheters and cardiovascular and bone implants with AgNPs for inhibiting biofilm formation and minimizing the chances of pathogenic growth (Tran et al., 2013)....
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...…long-term cytotoxicity, mutagenicity and carcinogenicity studies should be conducted in order to verify any adverse effects that may occurs during their use in therapeutics and drug delivery (Becker et al., 2011; Maneewattanapinyo et al., 2011; Klien and Godnic-Cvar, 2012; Tran et al., 2013)....
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...Therapeutic applications of AgNPs The function of AgNPs as antibacterial and antifungal agents has been well documented [54,55] and is not discussed here....
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...…non-aqueous solutions are used for the reduction of Ag ions, for example, poly-ethylene glycol block copolymers, sodium citrate, Tollen’s reagent, Ascorbate, essential hydrogen, N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF), and sodium borohydride (NaBH4) (Tran and Le 2013; Guzm an et al. 2009; Chou and Ren 2000)....
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...…Muhammad Rafique mrafique.uet@gmail.com Department of Physics, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group a calibration tool and NP generator for long-term experiments for inward breath toxicity studies (Tran and Le 2013)....
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