One-Pot Facile Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Seed Extract of Phoenix dactylifera and Their Bactericidal Potential against MRSA

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Advantage of the green routes of synthesis of AgNPs by Phoenix dactylifera over biological, physical, and chemical methods.

Green method	Biological method; (Microorganism)	Physical method	Chemical method
Safe, clean and one step	Simple and easy	Complex and time consuming	Complex and require vigorous processing
Do not require high pressure, energy and temperature	Do not require high pressure, energy and temperature	High energy, pressure and temperature required	Require high temperature, toxic and potentially hazardous; chemicals
Eco-friendly, pollution free, biocompatible and highly stable	Eco-friendly and stable	Produced hazardous by-products and pollution	Produced hazardous by-products and pollution
Fast, cost effective and sustainable	Slow but Cost effective	Required expensive and highly complex equipment	Require costly chemicals and solvents
Natural phytochemicals present in plant extracts act as reducing and stabilizing agent	Chemical reducing and stabilizing agent does not required	Chemical reducing and stabilizing agent required	Toxic reducing chemicals and stabilizing agents required i.e., hydrazine, sodium borohydride
Require very low maintenance	Isolation, culturing of microorganism are time consuming and require more maintenance	Require high maintenance	Require high maintenance