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ArticleBiomolecules2020

Green Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of

Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Sammia Shahid, Chun-Sing Lee

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Article in Biomolecules, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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75citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

75 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 222 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shakeel Ahmad KhanCenter of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0003-0967-3079
Sammia ShahidDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54770, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-7525-1881
Chun-Sing LeeCenter of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong.
City University of Hong Kong · HKUniversity of Management and Technology · PK

Funding

Innovation and Technology Commission - Hong Kong Project No. ITS/372/17
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to their versatile applications, gold (Au) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) have been synthesized by many approaches, including green processes using plant extracts for reducing metal ions. In this work, we propose to use plant extract with active biomedical components for NPs synthesis, aiming to obtain NPs inheriting the biomedical functions of the plants. By using leaves extract of

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAntifungal AgentsAntioxidantsBacteriaBiofilmsBiphenyl CompoundsClerodendrumDose-Response Relationship, DrugFungiGoldMetal NanoparticlesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPicratesPlant ExtractsSilver1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazylAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntifungal AgentsAntioxidantsBiphenyl CompoundsGoldPicratesPlant ExtractsSilverantibacterialantimycoticantioxidantC. inermegoldgreen synthesissilver

Identifiers

PMID32486004
PMCPMC7356939
OpenAlexW3029403362

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