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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2012, Article ID 730746, 12 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/730746
Research Article

Green Synthesis of Robust, Biocompatible Silver Nanoparticles Using Garlic Extract

Gregory Von White II,1 Petra Kerscher,1 Ryan M. Brown,1 Jacob D. Morella,1 William McAllister,2 Delphine Dean,2 and Christopher L. Kitchens1

1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
2Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA

Received 22 January 2012; Accepted 16 February 2012

Academic Editor: Chunyi Zhi

Copyright © 2012 Gregory Von White et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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