Preparation of gold nanoparticles from Mirabilis jalapa flowers.
Indian J Biochem Biophys
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2010 June; 47(3): 157-160
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-135260
ABSTRACT
Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles has emerged as an important area in nanotechnology and biotechnology due to growing need to develop environmentally benign technologies. Generally, nanoparticles are prepared by a variety of chemical methods which are not environmentally friendly. In the present study, we report a rapid and convenient method to reductively prepare gold nanoparticles from auric chloride using aqueous extract of Mirabilis jalapa flowers. The flower extract acts as a reducing agent and encapsulating cage for the gold nanoparticles. The production of gold nanoparticles has been done by the controlled reduction of the Au3+ ion to Au0. The formation of gold nanoparticles has been established by FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy, as well as by TEM, XRD, EDAX and AFM. The study suggests that M. jalapa flowers can be a cheap source as a reductant for the production of gold nanoparticles.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Oxidation-Reduction
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Microscopy, Atomic Force
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Mirabilis
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Flowers
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Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
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Metal Nanoparticles
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Gold
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Biochem Biophys
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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