Novel weed-extracted silver nanoparticles and their antibacterial appraisal against a rare bacterium from river and sewage treatment plan

• Main Authors: Syafiuddin, A., Salmiati, Salmiati, Hadibarata, T., Beng Hong Kueh, A., Razman Salim, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79905/1/AchmadSyafiuddin2018_NovelWeedExtractedSilverNanoparticles.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79905/; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8010009
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This is the first investigation to demonstrate the use of biochemical contents present within Cyperus rotundus, Eleusin indica, Euphorbia hirta, Melastoma malabathricum, Clidemia hirta and Pachyrhizus erosus extracts for the reduction of silver ion to silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) form. In addition,...