Green silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and applications

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Green silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and applications

Fátima Ibarra, Sofía Municoy, Pablo E. Antezana, Fresia Silva Sofrás, Pablo Santo Orihuela, Martín F. Desimone

Since the first synthesis in the 19th century, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been used for several applications, mainly for its bactericidal properties. Although physical and chemical methods are the most used approaches for preparing AgNPs, in recent years they have been replaced by eco-friendlier, cost-effective and simpler methods. Thus, green synthesis employing bacteria, plant extracts and fungi for the reduction of silver to AgNPs has emerged as an interesting alternative. The use of plants for synthesizing AgNPs involves the preparation of aqueous extracts from the roots, leaves or stems to obtain secondary metabolites with antioxidant activity that reduce silver salts (i.e.: AgNO3) or act as capping agents of the AgNPs. In case of green synthesis based on bacteria, the microorganisms are first cultivated in a suitable medium and then silver salts are added. When fungi are used for the synthesis, the fungus is frequently cultured on agar, then transferred to a liquid media and the biomass generated placed in water to recover the active compounds. After filtering, the biomass is removed and the filtrate is mixed with AgNO3. Depending on the synthesis procedures, AgNPs of different size and shape are generated. In the present chapter, different methods based on the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and the multiple applications of the AgNPs thus prepared will be discussed.

Keywords
Silver Nanoparticles, Green Synthesis, Plant Extracts, Bacteria, Fungi

Published online 10/20/2024, 24 pages

Citation: Fátima Ibarra, Sofía Municoy, Pablo E. Antezana, Fresia Silva Sofrás, Pablo Santo Orihuela, Martín F. Desimone, Green silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and applications, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 169, pp 35-58, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644903261-2

Part of the book on Green Synthesis and Emerging Applications of Frontier Nanomaterials

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