Synthesis and Comparative Antibacterial Activity of Fatty Acid Capped Silver Nanoparticles

Abstract

In the present work, the chemical reduction method has been used to synthesize silver nanoparticles using stearic acid capping agents in different concentrations. These nanoparticles are characterized by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The size of the synthesized silver nanoparticles found between 80-100 nm and stable up to 5 months. These nanoparticles show a very good bactericidal influence on E. coli and S. aureus. In this method silver nanoparticles have synthesized at room temperature without using any inert atmosphere, this is the advantage of this method over others.

Quantum dot (Aun/Agn, n = 3–8) capped single lipids: interactions and physicochemical properties

“…The reason behind the selection of these systems arises from their immense popularity and superior capabilities. 41–46 Quantum dot functionalized lipids have been identified by experimentalists as potential systems for various applications such as cell tracking, 47 biosensors 48 and drug delivery 49 etc. The interaction of the chosen quantum dots is then studied with three lipid molecules viz.…”

“…The reason behind the selection of these systems arises from their immense popularity and superior capabilities. [41][42][43][44][45][46] Quantum dot functionalized lipids have been identified by experimentalists as potential systems for various applications such as cell tracking, 47 biosensors 48 and drug delivery 49 etc. The interaction of the chosen quantum dots is then studied with three lipid molecules viz., 1,2-dimyristoylsn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC), 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3phosphoethanolamine (DMPE), 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3phosphoglycerol, and sodium salt (DMPG).…”