Issue 35, 2019

Coated silver nanoparticles: synthesis, cytotoxicity, and optical properties

Abstract

Coated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have recently become a topic of interest due to the fact that they have several applications such as in electronic, antimicrobial, industrial, optical, and medical fields as biosensors and drug delivery systems. However, the use of AgNPs in medical fields remains somewhat limited due to their probable cytotoxic effect. Researchers have succeeded in reducing the toxicity of silver particles by coating them with different substances. Generally, the coating of AgNPs leads to change in their properties depending on the type of the coating material as well as the layer thickness. This review covers the state-of-the-art technologies behind (a) the synthesis of coated AgNPs including coating methods and coating materials, (b) the cytotoxicity of coated AgNPs and (c) the optical properties of coated AgNPs.

Graphical abstract: Coated silver nanoparticles: synthesis, cytotoxicity, and optical properties

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
17 Apr. 2019
Accepted
08 Jūn. 2019
First published
27 Jūn. 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 20118-20136

Coated silver nanoparticles: synthesis, cytotoxicity, and optical properties

H. M. Fahmy, A. M. Mosleh, A. A. Elghany, E. Shams-Eldin, E. S. Abu Serea, S. A. Ali and A. E. Shalan, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 20118 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA02907A

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