scholarly journals One-Pot Fabrication and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles Using Solanum lycopersicum: An Eco-Friendly and Potent Control Tool against Rose Aphid, Macrosiphum rosae

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atanu Bhattacharyya ◽  
Ram Prasad ◽  
Abdul A. Buhroo ◽  
Prabha Duraisamy ◽  
Insha Yousuf ◽  
...  

The espousal of nanotechnology is a current come-up of the present revolution. As we know that the rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a key pest on rose plant in Kashmir Valley, India, it exhibits a worldwide distribution. In the present study, we have synthesized biologically silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) from Solanum lycopersicum and characterized them by UV-vis spectroscopy, TEM, and X-RD analysis. The experiment was performed by leaf dip method. Insecticidal solutions of different Ag NPs concentrations, namely, 200, 300, 400, and 500 ppm, were tested on M. rosae. For assessment purposes, leaves were treated with distilled water (used as control). Aphid mortality data revealed that the Ag NPs were effective at 500 ppm concentration. As the concentration and day’s treatment increased, the aphid mortality rate also increased. There were statistically significant differences in M. rosae mortality between concentrations by LSD at 5%. In wrapping up, the use of Ag NPs in pest control processes will be the most novel eco-friendly approach in the Kashmir Valley, India, in future.

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 412-420
Author(s):  
Mona S. Alwhibi ◽  
Dina A. Soliman ◽  
Manal A. Awad ◽  
Asma B. Alangery ◽  
Horiah Al Dehaish ◽  
...  

Abstract In recent times, research on the synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) has developed rapidly and attracted considerable attention. The use of plant extracts is the preferred mode for the biological synthesis of NPs due to the presence of biologically active constituents. Aloe vera is a plant endowed with therapeutic benefits especially in skincare due to its unique curative properties. The present study focused on an environmental friendly and rapid method of phytosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) using A. vera gel extract as a reductant. The synthesized Ag-NPs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and dynamic light scattering (DLS). TEM micrographs showed spherical-shaped synthesized Ag-NPs with a diameter of 50–100 nm. The UV-Vis spectrum displayed a broad absorption peak of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) at 450 nm. The mean size and size distribution of the formed Ag-NPs were investigated using the DLS technique. Antibacterial studies revealed zones of inhibition by Ag-NPs of A. vera (9 and 7 mm) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli, respectively. Furthermore, the antifungal activity was screened, based on the diameter of the growth inhibition zone using the synthesized Ag-NPs for different fungal strains. Anticancer activity of the synthesized Ag-NPs against the mouse melanoma F10B16 cell line revealed 100% inhibition with Ag-NPs at a concentration of 100 µg mL−1. The phytosynthesized Ag-NPs demonstrated a marked antimicrobial activity and also exhibited a potent cytotoxic effect against mouse melanoma F10B16 cells. The key findings of this study indicate that synthesized Ag-NPs exhibit profound therapeutic activity and could be potentially ideal alternatives in medicinal applications.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 24

Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) were prepared by the biological reduction method. Green tea extract was taken as a reducing and stabilizing agent and silver nitrate as the metal precursor for nanoparticle synthesis. The formation of the silver nanoparticles was monitored visually and using UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy. The synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, FTIR, Zeta sizer, Zeta potential, and antimicrobial studies. Silver nanoparticles were also subjected to investigate nanocatalytic activity with standard pancreatic alpha-amylase and bacterial amylase enzyme by the DNS assay method. UV-Vis spectroscopy revealed the formation of silver nanoparticles by exhibiting the typical surface plasmon absorption maxima at 430 nm. Four major functional groups of bio-molecules such as phenol, carboxylic acid, protein, and alkyl group were recorded in FTIR spectra. The size of the nanoparticles ranges between 5nm and 150nm. The average size and size distribution of silver nanoparticles is 59.66nm. The zeta potential of the silver nanoparticle is negatively charged and rendered as a sharp peak at -31.7mV. Antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles exhibited the highest inhibition against Gram-negative bacteria than Gram-positive bacteria and yeast pathogens. Starch hydrolysis of Ag-NPs was studied with pancreatic alpha-amylase (tailor made), crude and purified bacterial amylase enzyme. The formation of reducing sugar was increased about 40-fold for a purified enzyme, 11-fold for the pancreatic enzyme, and 6-fold for crude bacterial enzyme incorporated with Ag-NPs over control. The present studies recommended that Ag-NPs have a significant role in the degradation of starch into reducing sugars by acting as a nanocatalyst.


Antibiotics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahsa Eshghi ◽  
Hamideh Vaghari ◽  
Yahya Najian ◽  
Mohammad Najian ◽  
Hoda Jafarizadeh-Malmiri ◽  
...  

Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were synthesized using Juglans regia (J. regia) leaf extract, as both reducing and stabilizing agents through microwave irradiation method. The effects of a 1% (w/v) amount of leaf extract (0.1–0.9 mL) and an amount of 1 mM AgNO3 solution (15–25 mL) on the broad emission peak (λmax) and concentration of the synthesized Ag NPs solution were investigated using response surface methodology (RSM). Fourier transform infrared analysis indicated the main functional groups existing in the J. regia leaf extract. Dynamic light scattering, UV-Vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy were used to characterize the synthesized Ag NPs. Fabricated Ag NPs with the mean particle size and polydispersity index and maximum concentration and zeta potential of 168 nm, 0.419, 135.16 ppm and −15.6 mV, respectively, were obtained using 0.1 mL of J. regia leaf extract and 15 mL of AgNO3. The antibacterial activity of the fabricated Ag NPs was assessed against both Gram negative (Escherichia coli) and positive (Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria and was found to possess high bactericidal effects.


2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul A. Buhroo ◽  
Gousul Nisa ◽  
Syed Asrafuzzaman ◽  
Ram Prasad ◽  
Razia Rasheed ◽  
...  

AbstractThe present exploration is focused on the bio-fabrication of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) usingTrichodesma indicumaqueous leaf extract as a reducing agent. The synthesized Ag NPs were productively characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, XRD, and TEM studies. The photosynthesis of Ag NPs was done at room temperature for 24 h and at 60°C. The green synthesis of spherical-shaped Ag NPs bio-fabricated fromT. indicumwith a face centred cubic structure showed average particle sizes of 20–50 nm, which is inconsistent with the particle size calculated by the XRD Scherer equation and TEM analysis. We further explored the larvicidal efficacy of biosynthesized Ag NPs with leaf extracts ofT. indicumagainstMythimna separata. The results showed that Ag NPs (20–50 nm) ofT. indicumpossess good larvicidal activity againstM. separatawith an LC50of 500 ppm. Thus, we can advocate that Ag NPs of 20–50 nm size extracted fromT. indicummay be considered in the pest management programme ofM. separatain future.


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi-Yuan Chen ◽  
Sheng-Ling Xiao ◽  
Sheldon Q. Shi ◽  
Li-Ping Cai

Using N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) as a reducing agent in the presence of PVP-K30, the stable silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) solution was prepared by a convenient method for the in situ reduction of silver nitrate. The cellulose–Ag-NPs composite film (CANF) was cast in the same container using lithium chloride (LiCl) giving the Ag-NPs-PVP/DMAc solution cellulose solubility as well as γ-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTS) to couple Ag-NPs and cellulose. The results showed that the Ag-NPs were uniformly dispersed in solution, and the solution had strong antibacterial activities. It was found that the one-pot synthesis allowed the growth of and cross-linking with cellulose processes of Ag-NPs conducted simultaneously. Approximately 61% of Ag-NPs was successfully loaded in CANF, and Ag-NPs were uniformly dispersed in the surface and internal of the composite film. The composite film exhibited good tensile properties (tensile strength could reach up to 86.4 MPa), transparency (light transmittance exceeds 70%), thermal stability, and remarkable antibacterial activities. The sterilization effect of CANF0.04 against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli exceed 99.9%. Due to low residual LiCl/DMAc and low diffusion of Ag-NPs, the composite film may have potential for applications in food packaging and bacterial barrier.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavan Kumar Dara ◽  
R. Mahadevan ◽  
P. A. Digita ◽  
S. Visnuvinayagam ◽  
Lekshmi R. G. Kumar ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita I. Skiba ◽  
Victoria I. Vorobyova ◽  
Alexander Pivovarov ◽  
Natalya P. Makarshenko

The process of obtaining aqueous solutions of silver nanoparticles with the use of a low-temperature nonequilibrium contact plasma and stabilizing agent—polysaccharide (sodium alginate)—has been examined. The synthesized Ag NPs were characterized by using UV-Vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and XRD analysis. The effect of concentration of Ag+, sodium alginate, duration of processing by plasma discharge, and pH of liquid on the production of silver nanoparticles has been studied. The results demonstrated that synthesis provides the formation of silver nanoparticles for investigated concentrations of Ag+ (0.3-3.0 mmol/l) and 5.0 g/l Na-Alg (pH=7–10) within 1–5 minutes. From the SEM images, the silver nanoparticles are found to be almost spherical. Powder XRD results reveal that Ag nanoparticles have a face-centered cubic crystal structure. Zeta potential of plasma-chemically obtained colloidal solutions at various concentrations of Ag+ ions and stabilizing agent varies from −32.8 to −39.3 mV, indicating the moderate stability of synthesized nanoparticles.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melisa A. Quinteros ◽  
Ivana M. Aiassa Martínez ◽  
Pablo R. Dalmasso ◽  
Paulina L. Páez

Currently, the biosynthesis of silver-based nanomaterials attracts enormous attention owing to the documented antimicrobial properties of these ones. This study reports the extracellular biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) using aPseudomonas aeruginosastrain from a reference culture collection. A greenish culture supernatant ofP. aeruginosaincubated at 37°C with a silver nitrate solution for 24 h changed to a yellowish brown color, indicating the formation of Ag-NPs, which was confirmed by UV-vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. TEM analysis showed spherical and pseudospherical nanoparticles with a distributed size mainly between 25 and 45 nm, and the XRD pattern revealed the crystalline nature of Ag-NPs. Also it provides an evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of the biosynthesized Ag-NPs against human pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms, namely,Staphylococcus aureus,Staphylococcus epidermidis,Enterococcus faecalis,Proteus mirabilis,Acinetobacter baumannii,Escherichia coli,P. aeruginosa, andKlebsiella pneumonia. Ag-NPs were found to be bioactive at picomolar concentration levels showing bactericidal effects against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. This work demonstrates the first helpful use of biosynthesized Ag-NPs as broad spectrum bactericidal agents for clinical strains of pathogenic multidrug-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistantS. aureus,A. baumannii, andE. coli. In addition, these Ag-NPs showed negligible cytotoxic effect in human neutrophils suggesting low toxicity to the host.


2017 ◽  
Vol 263 ◽  
pp. 165-169
Author(s):  
Silvia Chowdhury ◽  
Faridah Yusof ◽  
Nadzril Sulaiman ◽  
Mohammad Omer Faruck

In this article, we have studied the process of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) aggregation and to stop aggregation 0.3% Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was used. Aggregation study carried out via UV-vis spectroscopy and it is reported that the absorption spectrum of spherical silver nanoparticles were found a maximum peak at 420 nm wavelength. Furthermore, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) were used to characterized the size and shape of AgNPs, where the average particle size is around 10 to 25 nm in diameter and the AgNPs shape is spherical. Next, Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) were used, owing to observed size distribution and self-correlation of AgNPs.


RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (38) ◽  
pp. 20024-20030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narayanasamy Vilvamani ◽  
Tarkeshwar Gupta ◽  
Rinkoo Devi Gupta ◽  
Satish Kumar Awasthi

Facile and templateless one-pot synthesis of Ru(ii)polypyridyl complex-based hybrid nanostructures decorated with silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) with variable morphologies.


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