Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles: Application in Medicines and Textiles and Their Health Implications

Cytotoxicity of Nanoparticles Contained in Food on Intestinal Cells and the Gut Microbiota

“…5 nm Ag NPs acted antimicrobial to E. coli at much lower EC 50 values than 15 and 55 nm particles [ 82 ], and EC 50 values were about 10 times lower for 10 nm Ag NPs than for 60 nm Ag NPs (0.25 mg/L versus 2 mg/L; [ 137 ]). Similarly, MIC values of various biogenic Ag NPs were in the range of 6.75–54 µg/mL when particles were >25 nm and 1.69–13.5 µg/mL at 25 nm [ 118 ]. In our comparison, the median of the MIC values was 8.0 µg/mL for particles ≤20 nm (mean ± SD: 12.9 ± 15.2 µg/mL) and 22.5 µg/mL (mean ± SD: 40.2 ± 51.2 µg/mL) for particles >20 nm.…”

Metallic oxide nanoparticles: state of the art in biogenic syntheses and their mechanisms

“…One of the important aspects of nanotechnology is the possibility to produce some nanostructures via ecological and friendly ways, avoiding the addition of toxic solvents or technologically expensive processes (Mandal et al 2006;Mohanpuria et al 2008;Sinha et al 2009;Durán et al 2010a, b, Narayanan andSakthivel 2010;Arya 2010;Blanco-Andujar et al 2010;Gade et al 2010;Thakkar et al 2010;Popescu et al 2010;Durán et al 2011;Marcato and Durán 2011;Li et al 2011). In this context, the production of metallic oxide nanoparticles via biogenic synthesis is a great new step to the development of chemical materials via new nanobiotechnological pathways.…”

Emphasized Mechanistic Antimicrobial Study of Biofunctionalized Silver Nanoparticles on Model Proteus mirabilis

“…AgNP can be synthesized using chemical, physical, and biological methods. The chemical and physical synthesis of nanoparticles built up flammable or harmful reagents and created a concern for their safe disposal [ 11 – 13 ]. The nanoparticles surface functionalization with chemical adsorbents may become unfit for medical application [ 14 , 15 ].…”