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A Review: Biological Synthesis Of Silver And Copper Nanoparticles

Ratnika Varshney1(), Seema Bhadauria1, Mulayam S. Gaur2
Microbiology and Nanotechnology Research Lab, R. B. S. College, Agra, India
Department of Physics, Hindustan College of Science & Technology, Mathura, India
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Abstract

The antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles were known since ancient times and silver ions are widely used as bactericidal agent. Researchers have also recommended the use of silver and copper ions as superior disinfectants for wastewater generated from hospitals containing infectious microorganisms. A wide range of nanophasic and nanostructured particles are being fabricated globally with the aim of developing clean, nontoxic and eco-friendly technologies. Use of ambient biological resources in this area of science is rapidly gaining importance owing to its growing success and simplicity. Currently, simple prokaryotes to complex eukaryotic organisms including higher angiospermic plants are used for the fabrication of NPs. One area of untapped potential is the use of microbes to fabricate copper nanoparticles. We are working on this aspect and successfully fabricated spherical copper nanoparticles of size 4-10 nm. This article presents a review of the ambient biological systems for fabrication of these nanoparticles and development of an updated knowledge base.

Keywords

BioreductionBiosynthesisSilverCopperBacteriaFungiAlgae

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Nano Biomedicine and Engineering
Volume 4 Issue 2,
June 2012
Pages 99-106
DOI: 10.5101/nbe.v4i2.p99-106
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Varshney R, Bhadauria S, Gaur MS. A Review: Biological Synthesis Of Silver And Copper Nanoparticles. Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, 2012, 4(2): 99-106. https://doi.org/10.5101/nbe.v4i2.p99-106
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