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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Structure and Properties of Electrochemically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution by High-Resolution Techniques.

Carla Gasbarri, Maurizio Ronci, Antonio Aceto, Roshan Vasani, Gianluca Iezzi, Tullio Florio, Federica Barbieri, Guido Angelini, Luca Scotti

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Biocidal Properties of New Silver Nanoparticles Argirium SUNcNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Carla GasbarriDepartment of Pharmacy, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2236-8733
Maurizio RonciDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0797-6087
Antonio AcetoDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Roshan VasaniMonash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash, VIC 3800, Australia.
Gianluca IezziDipartimento di Ingegneria and Geologia, Università G. d'Annunzio, Via dei Vestini 30, 66013 Chieti, Italy.
Tullio FlorioDepartment of Internal Medicine and Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2394-996X
Federica BarbieriDepartment of Internal Medicine and Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8988-6896
Guido AngeliniDepartment of Pharmacy, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8353-4590
Luca ScottiDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2662-8720

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this work was to deeply investigate the structure and properties of electrochemically synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) through high-resolution techniques such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Zeta Potential measurements, and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). Strong brightness, tendency to generate nanoclusters containing an odd number of atoms, and absence of the free silver ions in solution were observed. The research also highlighted that the chemical and physical properties of the AgNPs seemed to be related to their peculiar oxidative state as suggested by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) analyses. Finally, the MTT assay tested the low cytotoxicity of the investigated AgNPs.

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Green Chemistry TechnologyMetal NanoparticlesMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionSilverSolutionsSpectrometry, X-Ray EmissionSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredX-Ray DiffractionSilverSolutionscytotoxicityelectron microscopyoxidative statesilver nanoparticlesX-ray analysis

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PMID34500589
PMCPMC8433840

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