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Facile, Low-Cost and Rapid Phytosynthesis of Stable and Eco-friendly Silver Nanoparticles Using Boerhavia elegans (Choisy) and Study of Their Antimicrobial Activities

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In recent years, the application of bioengineering methods has attracted special focus because of simplicity, low cost, high efficiency, non-toxicity, and environmental compatibility. The present study is the first report of biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (SNPs) using Boerhavia elegans (choisy). 2 mL of extract was added to 4 mL of AgNO3 with concentration of 1 mM. In order to obtain nanoparticles (NPs) with uniform shape and size, factors affecting the synthesis of NPs, such as: pH of reaction, volume of extract, concentration of silver (I), temperature and time of reaction were evaluated and optimized using UV–Vis spectrophotometry. To characterize the NPs, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Power X-ray Diffraction (PXRD) and Fourier-Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy techniques were used. Finally, the antimicrobial activities of SNPs were investigated on four and two pathogenic bacteria and fungi using disc diffusion method. The SNPs showed Surface Plasmon Resonance centered at 405 nm. The PXRD pattern and TEM analysis revealed spherical, stable, and uniform SNPs with the average particle size of 15 nm. The antimicrobial activity of the synthesized SNPs showed a significant microbial effect on all clinical isolates especially, bacteria and fungi. These results suggest that such stable and uniform SNPs can be synthesized rapidly and simply for clinical as well as pharmaceutical applications.

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    Omid Azizian-Shermeh

  2. Medicinal and Ornamental Plants Research Center, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran

    Omid Azizian-Shermeh

  3. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences (ZBUMS), Zabol, Iran

    Ahmad Ali Jalali-Nezhad

  4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

    Mozhgan Taherizadeh

  5. Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran

    Ali Qasemi

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Azizian-Shermeh, O., Jalali-Nezhad, A.A., Taherizadeh, M. et al. Facile, Low-Cost and Rapid Phytosynthesis of Stable and Eco-friendly Silver Nanoparticles Using Boerhavia elegans (Choisy) and Study of Their Antimicrobial Activities. J Inorg Organomet Polym 31, 279–291 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-020-01691-7

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