title: Preparation of silver nanoparticles in virgin coconut oil using laser ablation.
abstract: Laser ablation of a silver plate immersed in virgin coconut oil was carried out for fabrication of silver nanoparticles. A Nd:YAG laser at wavelengths of 1064 nm was used for ablation of the plate at different times. The virgin coconut oil allowed formation of nanoparticles with well-dispersed, uniform particle diameters that were stable for a reasonable length of time. The particle sizes and volume fraction of nanoparticles inside the solutions obtained at 15, 30, 45 min ablation times were 4.84, 5.18, 6.33 nm and 1.0 × 10(-8), 1.6 × 10(-8), 2.4 × 10(-8), respectively. The presented method for preparation of silver nanoparticles in virgin coconut oil is environmentally friendly and may be considered a green method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zamiri
authors.forename: B Z
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Azmi
authors.forename: Amir Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sadrolhosseini
authors.forename: Hossein Abbastabar
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Ahangar
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Zaidan
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mahdi
mesh_terms: D000074263:Coconut Oil; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D010316:Particle Size; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils; D012834:Silver; D000074263:Coconut Oil