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Applications | Operating conditions | Characterization techniques used | Particle characteristics | Reference |
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(i) AgNPs exhibited inhibitory effect against both gram-positive and negative bacterial species | AgNO3 (1 mM); extract: AgNO3 (1 : 4), heated at 60°C for 5–10 min and incubated on sand bath for 30 min | UV-vis, FTIR, SEM-EDX, TEM, XRD | Size: 50-200 nm; shape: spherical | [112] |
(i) Antibacterial activity against human pathogens such as Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholerae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis (ii) Cytotoxic effects against human breast carcinoma cell line (MCF 7) | AgNO3 (2 mM); kept at 37°C in dark condition for 72 h | HR-TEM, UV-vis, FTIR, XRD | Size: 6-18 nm shape: face-centered cubic crystalline (fcc) | [113] |
(i) NPs exhibited excellent antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa and E. coli. (ii) Exhibited binding activity against dengue type 2 virus NS1 | AgNO3 (1 mM); aqueous leaf extract: AgNO3 (1 : 9); maintained at 27°C/24 h | FTIR, AFM, XRD | Size: 7–32 nm shape: | [114] |
(i) Showed antibacterial activity against E. coli and B. Cereus | AgNO3 solution | UV-vis, FESEM, FTIR, EDX | Size: 13-69 nm shape: spherical | [115] |
(i) Showed exhibited inhibitory against both gram-positive and negative bacterial species | AgNO3 (0.01 M); aqueous leaf extract: AgNO3 (1 : 4), heated on a sand bath at 70°C for 20 min | UV-vis, SEM | Size: 5 to 50 nm shape: spherical | [116] |
(ii) Antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus | 1% silver nitrate (AgNO3); maintained at 40°C temperature for 24 h. | UV-Vis | Size: 250 nm shape: ND | [117] |
(i) Antioxidant | AgNO3 (1 mM); extract: AgNO3 (1 : 9); mixture was boiled at 45°C for 30 min | HE-TEM, XRD, FE-SEM, EDX | Size: 10 nm shape: spherical | [118] |
(i) Blue CP and yellow 3RS dyes degradation (ii) Antibacterial activity against gram negative (E. coli) and gram positive (S. aureus) | AgNO3 (0.002 M); incubated for 24 h at 37°C | TEM, EDS, UV-vis | Size: 10-70 nm Shape: spherical | [119] |
(i) Antibacterial activity against human pathogens (Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus) | AgNO3 (1 mM) | UV–vis, FTIR, XRD, SEM, TEM | Size: 16 nm to 18 nm shape: spherical | [120] |
(i) Better efficacy against cancer cells and was also relatively less toxic to normal cells | AgNO3 (1 mM); 200 μL extract: 10 mL AgNO3); solution was incubated in water bath at 50°C | TEM, STM, SEM, EDS, XRD, FTIR | Size: 10 to 20 nm shape: spherical | [7] |
(i) Exhibited an excellent antibacterial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative pathogenic bacterial strains like (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Yersinia enterocolitis) | AgNO3 (1 mM); extract: AgNO3 (1 : 9); incubated for 24 h at 37°C | UV–vis, FTIR, SEM, EDX, DLS | Size: 80 nm shape: spherical | [111] |
(i) Possessed potential antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli | AgNO3 (1 mM); kept at 37°C for 3 hours | UV-vis, TEM, FTIR | Size: 13-17 nm shape: spherical | [121] |
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