| Title |
Synthesis of antimicrobial silver nanoparticles through a photomediated reaction in an aqueous environment
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Nanomedicine, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijn.s93611 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Rafał Banasiuk, Joanna E Frackowiak, Marta Krychowiak, Marta Matuszewska, Anna Kawiak, Magdalena Ziabka, Zofia Lendzion-Bielun, Magdalena Narajczyk, Aleksandra Krolicka |
| Abstract |
A fast, economical, and reproducible method for nanoparticle synthesis has been developed in our laboratory. The reaction is performed in an aqueous environment and utilizes light emitted by commercially available 1 W light-emitting diodes (λ =420 nm) as the catalyst. This method does not require nanoparticle seeds or toxic chemicals. The irradiation process is carried out for a period of up to 10 minutes, significantly reducing the time required for synthesis as well as environmental impact. By modulating various reaction parameters silver nanoparticles were obtained, which were predominantly either spherical or cubic. The produced nanoparticles demonstrated strong antimicrobial activity toward the examined bacterial strains. Additionally, testing the effect of silver nanoparticles on the human keratinocyte cell line and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells revealed that their cytotoxicity may be limited by modulating the employed concentrations of nanoparticles. |
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| France | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 67% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 51 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 13% |
| Researcher | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 21% |
| Unknown | 9 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 7 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 12% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 8% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 19% |
| Unknown | 15 | 29% |
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