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Green Fabrication of Nerium oleander-Mediated Silver Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Structural, and Stability Analysis

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The synthesis of silver nanoparticles with the use of Nerium oleander leaf extract is a novel promising alternative to traditional chemical methods. Generally, various synthesis techniques are available to prepare silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Present work focuses on the synthesis of silver nanoparticles by using Nerium oleander leaf extract from the green method. Nerium oleander leaf extract acts as a reducing agent for the synthesis of silver nanoparticle and is non-toxic and eco-friendly method. The AgNPs were characterized with UV visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and zeta potential analysis. The AgNPs solution was dark brown with a maximum absorbance at 440 nm. The FTIR spectrum shows strong peaks at 650 cm−1, 1050 cm−1, 1450 cm−1, and 1550 cm−1 and indicates that the plant extract acts as reducing agent for the synthesis of AgNPs. Three main peaks were obtained at 26.90° (111), 30.68° (200), and 36.68° (210) in the 2θ range 10–50° showed that the particles were crystalline in nature. Sphere-shaped nanoparticles are visible in SEM images. From this work, it can conclude that the leaves Nerium oleander can be low-cost and good source for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles.

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    Jeba Sweetly Dharmadhas

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  3. Department of Biotechnology, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641114, India

    Issac Abraham Sybiya Vasantha Packiavathy

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Conceptualization, Jeba Sweetly Dharmadhas; writing draft preparation and editing, Jeyapragash Danaraj; Issac Abraham Sybiya Vasantha Packiavathy made English correction. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Dharmadhas, J.S., Danaraj, J. & Packiavathy, I.A.S.V. Green Fabrication of Nerium oleander-Mediated Silver Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Structural, and Stability Analysis. BioNanoSci. 13, 1177–1183 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12668-023-01148-4

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