Alfalfa sprouts: A natural source for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles

By J. Gardea-Torresdey, E. Gomez, J. Peralta-Videa, J. Parsons, H. Troiani, M. José-Yacamán. 2003

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Subfields: Materials Chemistry, Plant Science

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In Materials Chemistry

1. R. Prasad
2. Y. Chisti
3. Uttam Chand Banerjee
4. Amit Mittal
5. Sam F. Y. Li
6. P. Gan
7. M. Rai
8. A. Gade

In Plant Science

1. Sam F. Y. Li
2. P. Gan
3. Minakshi Chaudhary
4. Y. Chisti
5. Uttam Chand Banerjee
6. Amit Mittal
7. B. Ankamwar
8. Iqra Sadaf

Citations in the corpus

• Silver nanoparticles: mechanism of antimicrobial action, synthesis, medical applications, and toxicity effects (2012, neutral): “1 Medicago sativa 2 to 20 [54]”
• A Review on the Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Their Morphologies Studied via TEM (2015, background): “One of the first approaches of using plants as a source for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles was with alfalfa sprouts [26], which was the first report on the formation of AgNPs using a living plant system.”
• Gold Nanotriangles Biologically Synthesized using Tamarind Leaf Extract and Potential Application in Vapor Sensing (2005, background): “JoseYacaman and co-workers (Gardea-Torresdey et al., 2003) have demonstrated the synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles within live alfalfa plants in solid media.”
• Process variables in biomimetic synthesis of silver nanoparticles by aqueous extract of Azadirachta indica (Neem) leaves (2010, background): “Recently, Jose-Yacaman and co-workers biosynthesized gold nanoparticles within live alfalfa plants ( Gardea-Torresdey et al. 2007 ).”