Synthesis and characterization of polyethylene glycol mediated silver nanoparticles by the green method

• Main Authors: Shameli, Kamyar, Ahmad @ Ayob, Mansor, Jazayeri, Seyed Davoud, Sedaghat, Sajjad, Shabanzadeh, Parvaneh, Jahangirian, Hossein, Mahdavi, Mahnaz, Abdollahi, Yadollah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40067/1/Synthesis%20and%20Characterization%20of%20Polyethylene%20Glycol%20Mediated.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40067/; http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/6/6639
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The roles of green chemistry in nanotechnology and nanoscience fields are very significant in the synthesis of diverse nanomaterials. Herein, we report a green chemistry method for synthesized colloidal silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) in polymeric media. The colloidal Ag NPs were synthesized in an aqueous solution using silver nitrate, polyethylene glycol (PEG), and β-d-glucose as a silver precursor, stabilizer, and reducing agent, respectively. The properties of synthesized colloidal Ag NPs were studied at different reaction times. The ultraviolet-visible spectra were in excellent agreement with the obtained nanostructure studies performed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and their size distributions. The Ag NPs were characterized by utilizing X-ray diffraction (XRD), zeta potential measurements and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR). The use of green chemistry reagents, such as glucose, provides green and economic features to this work.