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ArticleNanotechnology, science and applications2017

Antimicrobial dependence of silver nanoparticles on surface plasmon resonance bands against

Nichrous G Mlalila, Hulda Shaidi Swai, Askwar Hilonga, Dattatreya M Kadam

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Article in Nanotechnology, science and applications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nichrous G MlalilaSchool of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania; ICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (ICAR-CIPHET), Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Hulda Shaidi SwaiSchool of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania.
Askwar HilongaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania.
Dattatreya M KadamICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (ICAR-CIPHET), Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology · INNelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology · TZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study presents a simple and trouble-free method for determining the antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) based on the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) bands. AgNPs were prepared by chemical reduction method using silver nitrates as a metallic precursor and formaldehyde (HCHO) as a reducing agent and capped by polyethylene glycol. Effects of several processing variables on the size and shape of AgNPs were monitored using an ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer based on their SPR bands. The formed particles showing various particle shapes and full width at half maximum (FWHM) were tested against

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PMID28053512
PMCPMC5191622
OpenAlexW2561329391

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