title: Polysaccharides templates for assembly of nanosilver.
abstract: Polysaccharides are particularly attractive in biomedical applications due to its biodegradability and biocompatibility. In addition to its ecofriendly effects and easy processing into different hydrogel shapes, made polysaccharides used on a large scale as suitable media for preparation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). In spite of, most of polysaccharides are water insoluble, but it has shown to be quite efficient capping agents and/or nanoreactor matrices for production of AgNPs. Several methods have been developed to get the benefit of multi-functionality for polysaccharides' macromolecules in preparation of AgNPs. Therefore, recently, preparation of nanosilver using different polysaccharides have been the focus of an exponentially increasing number of works devoted to develop nanocomposites by blending AgNPs with different polysaccharides matrices. The current review represents a wide survey for the published studies which interested in using of polysaccharides in nanosilver preparations.
authors.affiliation: Textile Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo 12311, Egypt. Electronic address: hossamelemam@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hossam E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Emam
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain-Helwan, Cairo 11795, Egypt.
authors.forename: Hanan B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides; D012834:Silver
keywords: AgNPs; Polysaccharides; Reducer; Stabilizing agent; Templates