Calendula officinalis L. flower extract-mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles under LED light



Document title: Calendula officinalis L. flower extract-mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles under LED light
Journal: Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000451976
ISSN: 1984-8250
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Institutions: 1Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Ponta Grossa, Parana. Brasil
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Volumen: 58
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, aplicado
English abstract Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are among the most known nanomaterials being used for several purposes, including medical applications. In this study, Calendula officinalis L. flower extract and silver nitrate were used for green synthesis of silver nanoparticles under red, green and blue light-emitting diodes. AgNPs were characterized by Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometry, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy, Dynamic Light Scattering, Electrophoretic Mobility, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and X-ray Diffraction. Isotropic and anisotropic silver nanoparticles were obtained, presenting hydrodinamic diameters ranging 90 - 180 nm, polydispersity (PdI > 0.2) and moderate stability (zeta potential values around - 20 mV)
Disciplines: Química
Keyword: Química farmacéutica,
Síntesis química,
Nanopartículas de plata,
Nitrato de plata,
Extractos vegetales,
Resonancia del plasmón superficial,
Química verde,
Calendula officinalis,
Asteraceae
Keyword: Medicinal chemistry,
Chemical synthesis,
Silver nanoparticles,
Silver nitrate,
Plant extracts,
Surface plasmon resonance,
Green chemistry,
Calendula officinalis,
Asteraceae
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