CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES SYNTHESIZED FROM SYZYGIUM CUMINI
G. Shamili, G. Santhi* and D. Induja
ABSTRACT
The present study exhibit a simple environmentally beginning method
of synthesis of silver nanoparticles from stem bark S. cumini. This
method can be further used for industrial production of nanoparticles at
room temperature and with a single step. The synthesized nanoparticle
size range from 20 – 60 nm was confirmed in SEM analysis. Their
functional groups were identified by FTIR spectrum. The nanoparticles
thus synthesized shows antimicrobial activity, so they can be used in
various fields such as pharmaceutical industry and so on. Silver
nanoparticles might be useful for the development of newer and more
potent antimicrobial agents. The data represented in our study
suggested that nanoparticles of the bark extract possess significant
biological activity than crude bark of S. cumini.
Keywords: Syzygium cumini, Silver nanoparticles, Antimicrobial activity.
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