Green Synthesis of Silver-Decorated Magnetic Particles for Efficient and Reusable Antimicrobial Activity.

ABSTRACT: Metal and metal hybrid nanostructures have shown tremendous application in the biomedical and catalytic fields because of their plasmonic and catalytic properties. Here, a green and clean method was employed for the synthesis of silver nanoparticle (Ag NP)-SiO2-Fe2O3 hybrid microstructures, and biomolecules from green tea extracts were used for constructing the hybrid structures. The SiO2-Fe2O3 structures were synthesized using an ethanolic green tea leaf extract to form Bio-SiO2-Fe2O3 (BSiO2-Fe2O3) structures. Biochemical studies demonstrated the presence of green tea biomolecules in the BSiO2 layer. Reduction of the silver ions was performed by a BSiO2 layer to form Ag NPs of 5-10 nm in diameter in and on the BSiO2-Fe2O3 microstructure. The reduction process was observed within 600 s, wh

SUBMITTER: Otari SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8709440 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature