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Phytosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles from Waste Kigelia africana Flowers: Characterization and Functional Applications.

Lakshya, Amanpreet Kaur, Utkarsh Tyagi, Man Vir Singh, Aaysha Pandey, Kamal Kishore, Ranjeet Brajpuria, Soniya Dhiman, Naresh Kumar Wagri

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Article in ChemistryOpen, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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LakshyaSchool of Biotechnology, IFTM University, Moradabad, India.
Amanpreet KaurDepartment of Chemistry, School of Sciences, IFTM University, Moradabad, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3162-2844
Utkarsh TyagiSchool of Biotechnology, IFTM University, Moradabad, India.
Man Vir SinghDepartment of Chemistry, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7498-6066
Aaysha PandeySchool of Allied Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University, Dehradun, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2313-4277
Kamal KishoreSchool of Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3604-5174
Ranjeet BrajpuriaApplied Science Cluster, UPES, Dehradun, India.
Soniya DhimanHelmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Dresden, Germany.
Naresh Kumar WagriDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-3342-6257

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant extracts provide a rapid, cost-effective, and sustainable route for synthesizing metallic nanoparticles, and various extracts have been used to produce silver nanoparticles. The ethanolic extract of waste Kigelia africana flowers exhibited both reduction and stabilization effects. The formation of silver nanoparticles (Ka-AgNPs) was confirmed by visual color change and further validated using spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. Ultraviolet-Visible spectroscopy of the synthesized nanoparticles showed a characteristic absorption peak at 421.36 nm. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) revealed absorption bands corresponding to phytoconstituents acting as capping agents. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) provided insights into the morphology, while X-ray Diffraction (XRD) indicated an average crystalline size of 41.56 nm. Antioxidant activity, assessed via 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assays, yielded IC

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FlowersMetal NanoparticlesPlant ExtractsSilveralpha-GlucosidasesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntioxidantsBiphenyl CompoundsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPicrates1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazylalpha-GlucosidasesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntioxidantsBiphenyl CompoundsPicratesPlant ExtractsSilverAgNPsantidiabeticantimicrobialantioxidantKigelia africana

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