Green Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nano Particles by Using Psidium Guajava Leaf Extract

Abstract

In this study, rapid, simple approach was applied for synthesis of silver nanoparticles by using Psidium guajava aqueous leaf extract. The plant extract acts as both reducing agent and capping agent. The green synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized by using physic-chemical techniques viz, UV-Visible spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer [FTIR], Particle size analyser and Scanning electron microscopy. UV-Visible spectrophotometer showed absorbance peak in the range of 419nm.The compounds responsible for silver ions and the functional groups present in plant extract were identified and investigated by FTIR technique. The characterization data reveals that the particles were in crystalline in nature with an average size of 62nm. The silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were rapidly synthesized using aqueous extract of guava leaf with AgNO3 solution within 15min at room temperature, without the involvement of any hazardous chemicals.
 Keywords: Nano particles, green synthesis, Silver, Psidium guajava and reducing agents.

In vivo Antioxidant Potential of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized from Psidium guajava L.

“…Recently, the plantmediated synthesis of AgNPs using Coleus aromaticus leaves [30], peanut seedling [31], and Justicia adhatoda L. leaves [32] was reported. Finally, the biological synthesis of AgNPs was supported by many other previous studies [33][34][35][36].…”