Environmental Science and Pollution Research

, Volume 25, Issue 1, pp 963–969 | Cite as

Biomimetic synthesis of silver nanoparticles using flower extract of Bauhinia purpurea and its antibacterial activity against clinical pathogens

  • Sudhakar Chinnappan
  • Selvam Kandasamy
  • Sengottaiyan Arumugam
  • Kamala-Kannan Seralathan
  • Selvankumar Thangaswamy
  • Govarthanan Muthusamy
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Abstract

In the present study, we have reported an eco-friendly, rapid, and simple method for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Bauhinia purpurea flower extract as non-toxic bioreducing agent. The formation of AgNPs was confirmed by UV–visible spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM–EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The synthesized AgNPs were spherical in shape with an average size of 20 nm. Furthermore, the antibacterial activities of the synthesized AgNPs (2–10 mM) against clinical pathogens, Klebsiella sp. and Staphylococcus sp., were evaluated under in vitro conditions.

Keywords

Bauhinia purpurea Biomimetic synthesis Silver nanoparticles Antibacterial activity 
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Acknowledgments

This work is partially supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Mahendra Arts and Science College (Autonomous), and the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (DST-FIST sponsored—Ref. No. SR/FST/College-232/2014).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Sudhakar Chinnappan
    • 1
  • Selvam Kandasamy
    • 1
  • Sengottaiyan Arumugam
    • 1
  • Kamala-Kannan Seralathan
    • 2
  • Selvankumar Thangaswamy
    • 1
  • Govarthanan Muthusamy
    • 1
    • 3
  1. 1.PG & Research Department of Biotechnology, Mahendra Arts and Science College (Autonomous)NamakkalIndia
  2. 2.Division of Biotechnology, Advanced Institute of Environment and Bioscience, College of Environmental and Bioresource SciencesChonbuk National UniversityIksanSouth Korea
  3. 3.Department of Energy and Environmental System EngineeringUniversity of SeoulSeoulRepublic of Korea

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