Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using marine microalgae isochrysis sp.

Ramanathan, Tevan and Jayakumar, Saravanan and Ahmad Sahimi, Nor Haledah and Ain Iqbal, Nur Farah and Zapri, Iffah and Govindan, Natanamurugaraj and Ab. Rahim, Mohd Hasbi and Ichwan, Solachuddin Jauhari Arief and Maniam, Gaanty Pragas (2017) Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using marine microalgae isochrysis sp. Journal of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Biotechnology, 2. pp. 1-12. E-ISSN 0126-8139

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Abstract

Biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles has received a remarkable attention due to their eco-friendly and potential applications in pharmaceutical and medical fields. The searches for natural alternatives to replace biosynthetic nanoparticles have resulted in extensive studies of microalgal derived metal nanoparticles. Since there are very limited reports on Isochrysis sp. in synthesising metal nanoparticles, a novel initiative was taken to induce an environmentally friendly and low cost technique to biosynthesise the silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using marine microalgae, Isochrysis sp. Further, the synthesised silver nanoparticles were screened against human pathogen for antimicrobial effects. The characterisation of nanoparticles were confirmed by UV- visible spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). The results obtained from characterisations indicate that the AgNPs have an almost spherical shape with a various size of 98.1 to 193 nm. The synthesised nanoparticles exhibited outstanding antioxidant and antimicrobial activities.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5731/58606
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Silver nanoparticles; nanoparticles; nanobiotechnology; Isochrysis.
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology > RM300 Drugs and their action
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Dentistry
Depositing User:	Dr. Solachuddin J.A. Ichwan
Date Deposited:	02 Oct 2017 13:55
Last Modified:	02 Oct 2017 13:55
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/58606

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