title: Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using methanol and dichloromethane extracts of Pulicaria gnaphalodes (Vent.) Boiss. aerial parts.
abstract: The objectives were to study the potential of Pulicaria gnaphalodes (Vent.) Boiss. aerial parts in production of nanoparticles and the effect of the extraction solvent on the produced nanoparticles. Methanol and dichloromethane extracts were prepared by percolation of the plant powder. Both the extracts of P. gnaphalodes (Vent.) Boiss. successfully produced small and polydispersed nanoparticles with low aggregates in early hours of the biotransformation. Methanol extract produced spherical and many single nanoparticles, whereas dichloromethane produced porous polyhedral and more aggregated nanoparticles. Methanol extract of this plant seems to be quiet useful for industrial scale production of nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pharmaceutics , Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Chitsazi
authors.affiliation: b Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology , Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Korbekandi
authors.affiliation: c Department of Pharmacognosy , Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran.
authors.forename: Gholamreza
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Asghari
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pharmaceutics , Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran.
authors.forename: Rahim
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bahri Najafi
authors.affiliation: d Department of Biochemistry , Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran.
authors.forename: Akbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Badii
authors.affiliation: c Department of Pharmacognosy , Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Isfahan , Iran.
authors.forename: Siavash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iravani
mesh_terms: D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D052587:Pulicaria / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D012997:Solvents; D012834:Silver; D008752:Methylene Chloride; D000432:Methanol
keywords: Boiss.; Pulicaria gnaphalodes (Vent.); bioreduction; green chemistry; methanol and dichloromethane extracts; nanoparticle synthesis; silver NPs