Issue 35, 2018

Plant extracts as green reductants for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles: lessons from chemical synthesis

Abstract

The increasing use of silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) in daily-life applications, electronics, or catalysis calls for green and cost-efficient synthetic methods. Ag NPs are used especially in biomedicine because of their antibacterial, antifungal, or anticancer properties. Chemical synthesis allows tuning the particle morphology, size, and crystallinity, but requires toxic and hazardous chemicals. Bioinspired synthetic protocols have shown promise to minimize environmental impact, but biological protocols for the synthesis of Ag NPs lack control on the morphology and crystallinity. This review briefly compiles the chemical synthesis of Ag NPs and contrasts it with “green” protocols based on lessons learnt from chemical synthesis. The synthesis of Ag NPs with different plant extracts and the associated phytomolecules, their chemical and biological effects, and their effect on particle synthesis are described and put into perspective to improve green protocols. The surface functionalization of Ag NPs by phytomolecules and the mechanisms of their biomedical applications are summarized.

Graphical abstract: Plant extracts as green reductants for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles: lessons from chemical synthesis

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
25 Meur. 2018
Accepted
13 Mezh. 2018
First published
14 Mezh. 2018

Dalton Trans., 2018,47, 11988-12010

Plant extracts as green reductants for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles: lessons from chemical synthesis

M. Khan, M. R. Shaik, S. F. Adil, S. T. Khan, A. Al-Warthan, M. R. H. Siddiqui, M. N. Tahir and W. Tremel, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 11988 DOI: 10.1039/C8DT01152D

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