The importance of silver nanoparticles in human life

Abstract

One nanomaterial that is having an early impact in health care product is nano-silver. Silver has been used for the treatment of medical ailments for over 100 years due to its natural antibacterial and antifungal properties. The nano silver particles typically measure 25nm. They have extremely large relatively surface area, increasing their contact with bacteria or fungi, and vastly improving its bactericidal and fungicidal effectiveness. The nano silver when in contact with bacteria and fungus will adversely affect cellular metabolism and inhibit cell growth. The nano silver suppresses respiration, basal metabolism of electron transfer system, and transport of substrate in the microbial cell membrane. The nano silver inhibits multiplication and growth of those bacteria and fungi which cause infection, odor, itchiness and sores. Nano Silver can be applied to range of other healthcare products such as dressings for burns, scald, skin donor and recipient sites; acne and cavity wounds; and female hygiene products – panty liners, sanitary towels and pants.

Knowledge on female hygiene and its associated diseases: a mini review

“…Nanotechnology has been playing an important role in different fields of biology and medicine including targeted drug delivery (Ghosh, Girigoswami, & Girigoswami, 2019;Girigoswami, Pallavi, & Girigoswami, 2020), imaging (Gowtham et al, 2022;Jagannathan, 2022), biosensing (Akhtar, Metkar, Girigoswami, & Girigoswami, 2017;Girigoswami, Ramalakshmi, Akhtar, Metkar, & Girigoswami, 2019;, theranostics (Agraharam, Saravanan, Girigoswami, & Girigoswami, 2022;Chatterjee et al, 2023;Haribabu, Girigoswami, Girigoswami, & Nano-Objects, 2021;, nanoformulation of nutraceuticals (Balasubramanian, Girigoswami, & Girigoswami, 2022, etc. Among them, silver and gold have shown their special applications in many cosmetic and skin care products including the role of silver in improving female hygiene products, such as sanitary towels and panty liners (Ahmadi, 2020;Sakthi Devi, Girigoswami, Siddharth, & Girigoswami, 2022;Salvioni et al, 2021). There have been recent improvements in the amalgamation of natural products and nanostructures to yield effective coatings for female intimate hygiene products to relieve pain and other associated discomforts.…”

Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by Orange Peel Extract

“…Plant extracts have helped in the synthesis processes for different types of metal nanoparticles, from noble metal (palladium, silver, platinum, gold) nanoparticles to those based on iron [1,5]. It has been reported that some of the nanomaterials of particular importance in human life are silver nanoparticles, especially since they are obtained by green methods, having the potential to be biocompatible and less toxic compared to those synthesized by traditional chemical methods [6].…”