Artificial Sweeteners and Sugar Ingredients as Reducing Agent for Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles

Figure 9

TEM and SEM images of the synthesized AgNPs utilizing Splenda (yellow packet) as a reducing agent.

(a) TEM images (10 mM AgNO₃,  = 50°C, 2 h reaction time)

(b) SEM images (10 mM AgNO₃,  = 50°C, 2 h reaction time)

(c) TEM images (10 mM AgNO₃, 16 mM PVP,  = 50°C, 2 h reaction time)