title: Agricultural waste Annona squamosa peel extract: biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles.
abstract: Development of reliable and eco-friendly process for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles is an important step in the field of application of nanotechnology. We have developed modern method by using agriculture waste to synthesize silver nanoparticles by employing an aqueous peel extract of Annona squamosa in AgNO(3). Controlled growth of silver nanoparticles was formed in 4h at room temperature (25°C) and 60°C. AgNPs were irregular spherical in shape and the average particle size was about 35±5 nm and it is consistent with particle size obtained by XRD Scherer equation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biomolecules and Genetics, School of Biosciences & Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Rajendran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Selvaraj Mohana
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Roopan
authors.forename: Arunachalam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prabhakarn
authors.forename: Venkatesan Gopiesh
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: Subhendu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakroborty
mesh_terms: D031041:Annona / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007220:Industrial Waste; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D036103:Nanotechnology; D010316:Particle Size; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000378:metabolism*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012834:Silver