Qualitative assessment of silver and gold nanoparticle synthesis in various plants: a photobiological approach |
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Authors: | Pala Rajasekharreddy Pathipati Usha Rani and Bojja Sreedhar |
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Institution: | (1) Biology and Biotechnology Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, 500607, Andhra Pradesh, India;(2) Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, 500607, Andhra Pradesh, India; |
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Abstract: | The development of rapid and ecofriendly processes for the synthesis of silver (Ag) and gold (Au) nanoparticles is of great
importance in the field of nanotechnology. In this study, the extracellular production of Ag and Au nanoparticles was carried
out from the leaves of the plants, Tridax procumbens L. (Coat buttons), Jatropa curcas L. (Barbados nut), Calotropis gigantea L. (Calotropis), Solanum melongena L. (Eggplant), Datura metel L. (Datura), Carica papaya L. (Papaya) and Citrus aurantium L. (Bitter orange) by the sunlight exposure method. Qualitative comparisons of the synthesized nanoparticles between the
plants were measured. Among these T. procumbens, J. curcas and C. gigantea plants synthesized <20 nm sized and spherical-shaped Ag particles, whereas C. papaya, D. metel and S. melongena produced <20 nm sized monodispersed Au particles. The amount of nanoparticles synthesized and its qualitative characterization
was done by UV–vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray
photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used for structural confirmation. Further analysis carried out by fourier transform
infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), provided evidence for the presence of amino groups, which increased the stability of the synthesized
nanoparticles. |
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