Green Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles Using Ferocactus echidne Extract as a Reducing Agent

The green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using an aqueous extract of Ferocactus echidne(a member of the cactus family) as a reducing agent is reported. It is simple, efficient, rapid, and ecologically friendly compared to chemical-mediated methods. Ferocactus echidne is a plant of high medicinal value and rich in polyphenolic antioxidants. The extraction is simple and the product rapidly reduces silver ions without involvement of any external chemical agent. The reduction of silver nanoparticles was characterized by ultraviolet-visible spectrometry as a function of time and concentration. The results show that Ferocactus echidne reduces silver ions within 6 h depending upon the concentration. Further increases in reaction time may result in a blue shift, indicating an increase in particle size, whereas concentration had a minor effect on the particle size. The structure of synthesized nanoparticles was investigated by infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The infrared spectra indicated the association of organic materials with silver nanoparticles to serve as capping agents. Scanning electron micrographs showed that synthesized silver nanoparticles were nearly uniform and elliptical in shape with diameters of 20 to 60 nm. X-ray diffraction confirmed the formation of silver nanoparticles with an approximate 20 nm particle size calculated using the Debye-Scherer equation. Biological tests revealed that the silver nanoparticles were active against gram positive and negative bacteria( Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus) and fungi (Candida albicans), indicating their broad spectrum antibiotic and antifungal abilities.     

Bacilli as Biological Nano-factories Intended for Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Its Application in Human Welfare

The search of eco-friendly technologies for nano-synthesis is significant to expand their applications in human welfare. Nowadays, various inorganic nanoparticles with beneficial features have been synthesized via physical, chemical, and biological means. Significant biological applications of silver nanoparticles include on-infectious microbes, target drug delivery, cancer and vector-borne disease control. Their syntheses have been tested from plant fungi, bacteria, and viruses. The bacterial mediated synthesis of silver, gold, zinc and other metal leads to a milestone in nano-medicines. Thus, in this review, we focus on the contribution of Bacilli in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles, the mechanism of action and their potential application in the welfare of human beings.     

烷基胺作为络合剂制备亲油性纳米银

在烷基胺/油酸/水混合体系中制备出表面包裹的亲油性纳米银颗粒,体系中的烷基胺作为络合剂和稳定剂起到使Ag离子水溶液与油酸互溶的作用,在还原过程中均匀释放出Ag离子,使Ag表面被油酸包裹具有亲油性。在相同反应条件下,分别以环己胺、正丁胺、三乙胺作为络合剂,考察了不同结构的胺对纳米Ag的形成过程以及对纳米Ag的表面性质和形貌的影响,并考察了所得纳米Ag颗粒的热稳定性。结果表明,相同反应条件下,正丁胺和三乙胺比环己胺更适于作为络合剂和稳定剂来制备油酸包裹的亲油性纳米Ag,所制备的纳米Ag颗粒在烷烃等中具有较好的热稳定性。     

Electrochemical Dissolution of Silver Nanoparticles and Its Application in Metalloimmunoassay

This work demonstrates the use of silver nanoparticles as a simple electrochemical biolabel to induce 10⁶ signal enhancement. We propose a mechanism of measuring the silver nanoparticles on a specific screen‐printed planar carbon electrode, without the requirement for the harsh oxidant or toxic reagents described in prior‐art for gold sol methods. The possible measurement process was validated with orthogonal techniques such as UV/Vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering and by anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV). The findings were utilized to develop a novel electrochemical sandwich immunoassay where the analyte concentration is directly proportional to ASV oxidation peak of silver. This technique in the future is envisaged to form the foundation of a generic Point of Care platform. The assay was applied to cardiac marker: myoglobin with detection limit of 3 ng/mL.     

Lipids of the fruit of Ficus carica

By chromatographic methods, about 30 groups of various lipid compounds belonging to the classes of neutral lipids, glycolipids, and phospholipids have been identified from the fruit of the fig tree. The main groups are triacylglycerols, free and esterified sterols, mono- and digalactosyldiglycerides, ceramide oligosides, cerebrosides, esterified sterol glycosides, and phosphatidylglycerols. In the fatty acid composition, linoleic, linolenic, oleic, and palmitic acids predominated (>90%).A. V. Bogatskii Physicochemical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Odessa. Lomonosov Technological Institute of the Food Industry, Odessa. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 423–427, July–August, 1986.     

Lipids of the fruit of Ficus carica

By chromatographic methods, about 30 groups of various lipid compounds belonging to the classes of neutral lipids, glycolipids, and phospholipids have been identified from the fruit of the fig tree. The main groups are triacylglycerols, free and esterified sterols, mono- and digalactosyldiglycerides, ceramide oligosides, cerebrosides, esterified sterol glycosides, and phosphatidylglycerols. In the fatty acid composition, linoleic, linolenic, oleic, and palmitic acids predominated (>90%).     

纳米银形状控制合成与聚合物纳米银复合材料

纳米银(Ag NPs)由于其独特的物理、化学和生物学特性备受研究人员的关注.纳米银应用性能除了受到粒子尺寸、分布、纯度等因素影响,还与纳米银的形状密切相关.纳米银的形状对纳米银的抗菌性能、光学性能以及聚合物纳米银复合材料的综合性能都会产生重要影响.纳米银的形状控制合成可以进一步发挥聚合物纳米银复合材料的性能潜力.因此,不断发展纳米银新的合成方法,研究纳米银形状控制的机理就显得尤为重要.本文综述了纳米银合成方法和不同形状纳米银的最新研究进展,合成方法重点介绍了辐射法、激光烧蚀法、电化学法、光化学法和生物合成法,评述了这些方法的优缺点;同时从模板法、动力学、热力学以及氧化刻蚀4个方面介绍了纳米银形状控制的机理.介绍了聚合物纳米银复合材料的研究进展.     

银纳米粒子的一步合成与表征

在水和乙醇溶液中,以对巯基苯胺作为还原剂,利用一步法合成了银纳米微粒,并利用拉曼光谱仪考察了对巯基苯胺在银纳米微粒表面的自组装行为.结果表明,合成的银纳米微粒的形貌与介质的pH值密切相关;对巯基苯胺可在银纳米微粒表面自组装.     

Ag纳米颗粒的快速制备及其性能研究

以黄药子提取液为还原剂和表面活性剂,快速制备出Ag纳米颗粒。通过紫外-可见分光光度计(UV-Vis)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X-射线衍射(XRD)对Ag纳米颗粒的形貌、成分和微观结构进行表征、分析。结果表明,Ag纳米颗粒为类球形,粒径为20.6 nm。说明了黄药子提取液具有良好的还原性。以合成的Ag纳米颗粒作为催化剂可以在10 min内将4-硝基苯酚(4-NP)完全降解,4-NP降解的速率常数可以通过Ag纳米颗粒的添加量来调节,最大值为0.286 min~(-1),说明合成的Ag纳米颗粒具有良好的光催化活性。     

抗氧化剂没食子酸丙酯合成纳米银及其应用

在十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)存在下, 硝酸银与没食子酸丙酯在碱性介质中发生还原反应, 制得纳米银; 考察了反应时间、 氢氧化钠浓度、 反应温度以及PG/Ag⁺浓度比等条件对合成纳米银粒子的影响. 利用扫描电子显微镜对纳米银颗粒形貌和尺寸进行了表征, 结果表明获得了分散性良好的球形粒子. 实验中还发现在还原银离子制备纳米银过程中会产生强烈的表面等离子共振峰, 用紫外-可见光谱监测制备过程得到的纳米银紫外吸收带范围为400~450 nm, 最大吸收波长为420 nm, 光谱强度与抗氧化剂的浓度成正比. 将纳米银的这一特性用于定量测定没食子酸丙酯(PG)、 二丁基羟基甲苯(BHT)、 叔丁基对羟基茴香醚(BHA)和叔丁基对苯二酚(TBHQ)等抗氧化剂, 所得检出限分别为0.0752, 0.1242, 0.0693和0.0701 mg/L, 线性范围分别为0.2~1.8, 0.2~3.4, 0.2~3.4和0.2~3.0 mg/L.     

甲烷氧化菌素介导一步法合成合成纳米银

以硝酸银为前体物,甲烷氧化菌素(Mb)将Ag(Ⅰ)还原Ag(0),并形成纳米银粒子(AgNPs),同时Mb吸附在形成的AgNPs表面,起到保护剂作用避免AgNPs聚集沉淀.采用紫外-可见光谱、荧光光谱、红外光谱、透射电镜和X射线电子能谱等对合成的AgNPs粒子过程、Mb合成AgNPs官能团、AgNPs形貌和AgNPs结构及价态等进行了分析.结果表明Mb可以一步法合成AgNPs离子.     

单分散性银纳米粒子的可控制备

以卤化银或氧化银作为前驱体,室温下以水为溶剂,在较高溶液浓度下,利用化学还原法制备了单分散性银纳米粒子,并通过改变前驱体的种类,实现了粒径可控制备。采取扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、紫外-可见光谱仪（UV-Vis）、X射线-粉末衍射仪（XRD）、X射线-光电子能谱仪（XPS）等对所制备的银纳米粒子的形貌及成分进行了表征。结果显示,所制备的银纳米粒子具有较高的单分散性,粒径在40~150 nm之间,具有面心立方多晶结构。该方法制备的银纳米粒子可用于喷墨打印RFID天线。     

银纳米粒子的合成及其在喷墨打印电路中的应用

银纳米粒子在光学、电磁学和生物相容性等方面所具有的独特优点,使其在一系列领域得到了广泛的应用。本文综述了银纳米粒子的合成方法,以及其作为喷墨打印材料在电路制备中的应用,并展望了其发展前景。     

纳米银粒子修饰电极法测定血红蛋白

报道了一种利用纳米材料修饰电极检测血红蛋白的新方法。制作了以纳米银粒子修饰的银电极,并研究了血红蛋白在该修饰电极上的直接电化学行为。实验结果表明,血红蛋白在该修饰电极上具有良好的电流响应。在2.0×10-7~1.0×10-5mol/L浓度范围内,血红蛋白的氧化峰电流与其浓度呈良好线性关系;检出限为7.4×10-8mol/L。研究了该修饰电极对血红蛋白的催化机理,利用该电极所建立的方法实现了对血红蛋白的分析测定。     

Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Euphorbia wallichii Leaf Extract: Its Antibacterial Action against Citrus Canker Causal Agent and Antioxidant Potential

Biologically synthesized silver nanoparticles are emerging as attractive alternatives to chemical pesticides due to the ease of their synthesis, safety and antimicrobial activities in lower possible concentrations. In the present study, we have synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using the aqueous extract of the medicinal plant Euphorbia wallichii and tested them against the plant pathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas axonopodis, the causative agent of citrus canker, via an in vitro experiment. The synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized by techniques such as UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis and transmission electron microscopy. Moreover, the plant species were investigated for phenolics, flavonoids and antioxidant activity. The antioxidant potential of the extract was determined against a DPPH radical. The extract was also evaluated for phenolic compounds using the HPLC technique. The results confirmed the synthesis of centered cubic, spherical-shaped and crystalline nanoparticles by employing standard characterization techniques. A qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of phenolics (41.52 mg GAE/g), flavonoids (14.2 mg QE/g) and other metabolites of medicinal importance. Different concentrations (1000 µg/mL to 15.62 µg/mL—2 fold dilutions) of AgNPs and plant extract (PE) alone, and both in combination (AgNPs-PE), exhibited a differential inhibition of X. axanopodis in a high throughput antibacterial assay. Overall, AgNPs-PE was superior in terms of displaying significant antibacterial activity, followed by AgNPs alone. An appreciable antioxidant potential was recorded as well. The observed antibacterial and antioxidant potential may be attributed to eight phenolic compounds identified in the extract. The Euphorbia wallichii leaf-extract-induced synthesized AgNPs exhibited strong antibacterial activity against X. axanopodis, which could be exploited as effective alternative preparations against citrus canker in planta in a controlled environment. In addition, as a good source of phenolic compounds, the plant could be further exploited for potent antioxidants.     

纳米银的绿色合成: 丝胶蛋白作为还原剂和分散剂

利用基于天然生物高分子的绿色环保法制备纳米贵金属材料是当今纳米技术发展的一个重要方向之一. 利用丝胶蛋白(SS)为还原剂和分散剂合成了纳米银颗粒, 利用紫外-可见(UV-Vis)光谱、X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)等研究了反应温度、pH值、SS/Ag^＋物质的量比对反应速率和合成的纳米银粒子形貌的影响. 实验结果表明, 利用本方法可以合成尺寸均匀且分散性良好的球形纳米银粒子, 且随着反应温度和溶液pH值的逐渐升高, 反应速率随之加快, 合成的纳米银粒子的粒径逐渐变小, 而SS/Ag^＋物质的量比的变化主要对纳米银粒子的尺寸有影响.     

Synthesis of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles by a Novel Electrochemical Method

Spherical silver and gold nanoparticles with narrow size distributions were conveniently synthesized in aqueous solution by a novel electrochemical method. The technological keys to the electrochemical synthesis of monodispersed metallic nanoparticles lie in the choice of an ideal stabilizer for the metallic nanoclusters and the use of a rotating platinum cathode. Poly(N‐vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) was chosen as the stabilizer for the silver and gold clusters. PVP not only protects metallic particles from agglomeration, but also promotes metal nucleation, which tends to produce small metal particles. Using a rotating platinum cathode effectively solves the technological difficulty of rapidly transferring the (electrochemically synthesized) metallic nanoparticles from the cathode vicinity to the bulk solution, avoiding the occurrence of flocculates in the vicinity of the cathode, and ensuring the monodispersity of the particles. The particle size and particle size distribution of the silver and gold nanoparticles were improved by adding sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS) to the electrolyte. The electrochemically synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by TEM and UV/Vis spectroscopy.     

Polyprenols from Ficus carica Leaves and their Biological Activity

Chemistry of Natural Compounds -