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- Title
Controlled Size Oils Based Green Fabrication of Silver Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial Application.
- Authors
Pervaiz, Seemab; Bibi, Iram; Rehman, Wajid; Alotaibi, Hadil Faris; Obaidullah, Ahmad J.; Rasheed, Liaqat; M. Alanazi, Mohammed
- Abstract
The particle size at the nanometric level allows the manifestation of remarkable properties, chiefly due to changes in surface-to-volume ratio. This study is attributed to the novel green synthesis of nano silver by using essential oils as a capping and reducing agent. Clove oil, cinnamon oil, and cardamom oil were selected for the eco-friendly and low-cost fabrication of silver nanoparticles. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized by photoluminescence spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, X-Ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, dynamic laser light scattering, thermogravimetric analysis, and transmission electron microscopy. It was found that samples prepared by using cinnamon oil (20 nm) and cardamom oil (12 nm) had smaller particle sizes as compared to those synthesized by using clove oil (45 nm). All the prepared samples exhibited very strong antimicrobial activities with a clear zone of inhibition (6–24 mm) against Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Candida albicans. Very resilient photocatalytic activities of the samples were observed against Allura red and fast green dyes. It was concluded that the cinnamon oil-based system is the best size reducer and size homogenizer (less chances of agglomeration) as compared to clove oil and cardamom oil (more chances of agglomeration) for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles.
- Subjects
SILVER nanoparticles; BASE oils; ENERGY dispersive X-ray spectroscopy; COCONUT oil; ESSENTIAL oils
- Publication
Antibiotics (2079-6382), 2023, Vol 12, Issue 7, p1090
- ISSN
2079-6382
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/antibiotics12071090