Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Atrocarpus altilis leaf extract and the study of their antimicrobial and antioxidant activity

• Published in: Materials Letters
• Main Author: Ravichandran V.; Vasanthi S.; Shalini S.; Ali Shah S.A.; Harish R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2016
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84973462830&doi=10.1016%2fj.matlet.2016.05.172&partnerID=40&md5=4174bef57e9c1334441c2c01c59c7212

Biological entity is gaining significant prominence in green synthesis of silver nanoparticles as a result of their potential applications in nanomedicine and material engineering. Herein, we have reported the green synthesis of Artocarpus altilis silver nanoparticles (BAgNPs) using aqueous leaf extract of Artocarpus altilis. Synthesized colloidal BAgNPs were confirmed spectrophotometrically at 432 nm and the various reaction conditions were optimized. The SEM, TEM and DLS analysis confirmed that the average particle size of BAgNPs was 34 nm, 38 nm, and 162.3 d.nm, respectively. Nature and presence of silver were confirmed by XRD and EDX. Further, FT-IR spectra of the synthesized BAgNPs authorized the presence of phyto constituents as capping agent. The BAgNPs showed moderate antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. The present study revealed the safer use of eco-friendly green synthesized BAgNPs in near future in the field of biomedicine, water treatment or purification, and nanobiotechnology. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.