ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2020
Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle Employing Corn Cob Xylan as a Reducing Agent with Anti-
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- Silver Nanoparticles Biosynthesis, Characterization, Antimicrobial Activities, Applications, Cytotoxicity and Safety Issues: An Updated Review.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- A review on nanostructured silver as a basic ingredient in medicine: physicochemical parameters and characterization.Beilstein journal of nanotechnology · 2021Review
- Silver Nanoparticles as a Novel Potential Preventive Agent against Acanthamoeba Keratitis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundChagas disease, also known as American Trypanosomiasis, is caused by the protozoan
methodsUltraviolet-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FITR), Raman spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), dynamic light scattering (DLS) have been used to characterize the silver-xylan nanoparticles (NX). Their cytotoxicity was evaluated with 3-bromo(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium (MTT) test. MTT and flow cytometry were used to ascertain the anti-
resultsUV-Vis spectroscopy gave plasmon resonance ranging between 400 and 450 nm while FITC and Raman spectroscopy proved nano interface functionalized with xylan. ICP-OES data showed NX with xylan (81%) and silver (19%). EDS showed NX consisting of carbon (59.4%), oxygen (26.2%) and silver (4.8%) main elements. Spherical NX of 55 nm average size has been depicted with SEM and AFM, while DLS showed 102 ± 1.7 nm NX. The NX displayed negligible cytotoxicity (2000 µg/mL). NX (100 µg/mL) was more effective, regardless of experiment time, in affecting the ability of parasites to reduce MTT than BZN (100 µg/mL). In addition, NX (100 µg/mL) induced death of 95% of parasites by necrosis.
conclusionThis is the first time silver nanoparticles are presented as an anti-
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