Psidium guajava leaf extract mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its application in antibacterial coatings.
RSC Adv
; 13(28): 19164-19172, 2023 Jun 22.
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ABSTRACT
In this study, Psidium guajava (P. guajava) leaf extract-assisted silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized and their antibacterial activities were investigated. The synthesized green AgNPs were characterized by various analytical techniques including UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, etc. From the UV-Vis spectroscopic analysis, the formation of nanoparticles has been confirmed by the color change from light yellow to reddish brown of the solution due to the excitation of the surface plasmon resonance peak at 430 nm. In addition, the FTIR study showed the reduction of Ag ions owing to the presence of biomolecules in the leaf extract, which acted as reducing as well as capping agents. Furthermore, XRD analysis reveals the identified 2θ peaks of AgNPs at â¼39° with cubic structure. The FE-SEM micrograph illustrated the material was formed in nano-dimensions, with an average particle size of â¼12 nm and almost spherical in shape. Moreover, P. guajava-mediated AgNPs demonstrated good antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive (S. aureus) and Gram-negative (E. coli) bacterial strains. The synthesis was performed by a bio-reduction process where a bioactive agent is responsible for reducing metallic ions to metallic nanoparticles as an eco-friendly, cost-effective, non-toxic, one-step, and sustainable method. Therefore, this study may create an imperative synthetic route for the fabrication of green-AgNPs and their application in antibacterial coatings in cotton textiles.
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