Antimicrobial Activity of Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles Decorated Silica Nanoparticles.
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SUBMITTER: Otari SV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6646436 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
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Antimicrobial Activity of Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles Decorated Silica Nanoparticles.
Otari Sachin V SV Patel Sanjay K S SKS Kalia Vipin C VC Kim In-Won IW Lee Jung-Kul JK
Indian journal of microbiology 20190610 3
The production of cheap and effective compound for medicinal application is a major challenge for scientific community. So, several biological materials have been explored for the possible application in material synthesis which are useful in biomedical uses. Here, biomolecules from green tea leaves were functionalized on the surface of silicon dioxide nanoparticles (GSiO<sub>2</sub> NPs). Next, the decoration silver (Ag) NPs on the surface of the GSiO<sub>2</sub> NPs was observed in very short ...[more]
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