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ABSTRACT The growing need for sustainable technologies has attracted considerable interest in the synthesis of ecofriendly materials. This paper reports the anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities of sustainable silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT The growing need for sustainable technologies has attracted considerable interest in the synthesis of ecofriendly materials. This paper reports the anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities of sustainable silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) fabricated using endophytic fungus extracted from a medicinal plant, Cassia fistula. Fourier transform-infrared and UV-visible were used for AgNPs characterisation. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, atomic force microscope (AFM), transmission electron microscope and dynamic light scattering analysis revealed that the biosynthesised AgNPs were within the size of ~4–54 nm. The synthesised AgNPs displayed considerable antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia bacterial strains. Additionally, synthesised AgNPs showed significant anti-inflammatory potential.
Journal Title: Materials Technology
Year Published: 2020
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