A uncanny potential of plants for metal nanoparticles synthesis

Abstract

Nowadays there is an imperative demand to build up reliable, sustainable, and ecofriendly protocols for manufacturing a large collection of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles. The green synthesis of those nanomaterials has gained considerable attention as a promising tool to obstruct the harmful effects of nanoparticles resulting from conservative synthesis approach. Plant extracts in particular have been extensively utilized for the preparation of metal nanoparticles with the aid of essential phytochemicals in plant extracts. This short review describes the importance of plants as green sources for synthesis of metal nanoparticles.