Synthesis and Biomedical Application of Silver Nanoparticles: A Review

Title:Synthesis and Biomedical Application of Silver Nanoparticles: A Review

Volume: 8 Issue: 3

Author(s): Anees Ahmed Syed, Abdulrahman Alshahrani, Mohammad Tabish*, Sahar Idris and Safia Hasan

Affiliation:

• Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Shaqra University, Riyadh,Saudi Arabia

Keywords: Biological method, nanoparticles, nanotechnology, plant extract, fungi, silver nanoparticles.

Abstract: Now a days, nanotechnology has emerged as the promising area which controls the matters at the scale of nano ranges i.e. from 1–100 nm especially deals with nanoparticles. These nanoparticles might be formulated by applying a variety of approaches like physical, chemical as well as biological approach. The physical and chemical approach is time-consuming and uses toxic chemicals which require a lot of energy for synthesis. Nevertheless, the biological method uses a variety of biological organisms like bacteria, fungi and plant as nanofactories and is easily available, very easy to handle and least toxic. These particles have a wide range of applicability in a range of sectors of life especially in the field of medical sciences. Current review gives some idea of silver nanoparticles obtained through biological resources which are environmental friendly and their potential application in a variety of areas of life sector.

Cite this article as:

Syed Ahmed Anees, Alshahrani Abdulrahman, Tabish Mohammad*, Idris Sahar and Hasan Safia, Synthesis and Biomedical Application of Silver Nanoparticles: A Review, Current Nanomedicine 2018; 8 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2468187308666180806142558