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ArticleScientific reports2025

Bioactive silver nanoparticles derived from Carica papaya floral extract and its dual-functioning biomedical application.

E S Harsha Haridas, M K Ravi Varma, Goutam Kumar Chandra

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  1. Review
  2. Phytogenic Silver Nanoparticles Derived fromBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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3 authors.

E S Harsha HaridasDepartment of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Kozhikode, Kerala, 673601, India.
M K Ravi VarmaDepartment of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Kozhikode, Kerala, 673601, India.
Goutam Kumar ChandraDepartment of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Kozhikode, Kerala, 673601, India. goutam@nitc.ac.in.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Replacing synthetic phytochemicals with natural plant extracts for metal nanoparticle synthesis enable cost-effective, large-scale production with reduced environmental and health risks while enhancing biomedical efficacy. This study presents the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using a flavonol-enriched extract from male papaya flowers (KQE), an underutilized agricultural waste. Using 20% (v/v) KQE, highly stable, spherical KQ-AgNPs (12.3 ± 3.0 nm) were synthesized via in-situ generation of free radicals, such as ortho-quinones, which reduced Ag

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsCaricaFlowersMetal NanoparticlesPlant ExtractsSilverGreen Chemistry TechnologyHEK293 CellsHumansMCF-7 CellsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsPlant ExtractsSilverAg nanoparticlesAntibacterial activityAnticancer activityGreen synthesisPapaya male flower

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PMID40089549
PMCPMC11910587

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