Green Synthesis of Silver Oxide Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Environmental Remediation and Biomedical Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Green Synthesis and Characterization of Ag2O-NPs
2.1. Green Synthesis
2.1.1. Plant-Mediated Synthesis
2.1.2. Microbe-Mediated Synthesis
2.2. Characterization Techniques
3. Photocatalytic Activity of Ag2O-NP
3.1. Mechanism
3.2. Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants
4. Biomedical Applications of Ag2O-NPs
4.1. Antimicrobial Effects
4.2. Cytotoxicity
4.3. Antioxidant Activity, Enzyme Inhibition, Anti-Inflammatory, and Wound Healing Property
4.4. Hemolytic Activity and Biocompatibility
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Plant Source | Particle Size and Shape | Characterization Technique | Applications and Analysis Subject | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lippia citriodora (leaf extracts) | 20 nm, spherical | XRD, TEM, FTIR, EDX, TGA | Antimicrobial (Staphylococcus aureus, Aspergillus aureus) photocatalytic activity (Acid orange dye) animal wound healing (Albino mice) | [24] |
Centella asiatica and Tridax procumbens (leaf extracts) | 1112 nm, spherical | XRD, SEM, EDX, FTIR CV, EIS, UV-Vis | Photocatalytic activity (Acid orange dye) Antimicrobial (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Aspergillus aureus) | [31] |
Helleborus odorus Waldst. and Kit. Ex Willd (leaf extracts) | 10.45 nm, spherical | UV-Vis, XRD, TEM, EDX | Cytogenotoxicity (Allium assay) | [28] |
Trigonella foenum-graecum | 30.4 nm, irregular | UV-Vis, FTIR, TEM, SAED | Hemolytic activity (Human blood samples) | [32] |
Amaranthus sp. (leaf extracts) | 81 nm, monodispersed husk | UV-Vis, XRD, SEM, DLS | Photocatalytic activity (caffeine) Antimicrobial (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) | [33] |
Paeonia emodi (leaf extracts) | 38.29 nm, mixed phase (cubic and hexagonal) | XRD, SEM, EDX | Photocatalytic activity (Methylene blue) Antimicrobial (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) | [34] |
Pavetta indica Linn. (leaf extracts) | 49.8 nm of width 469.2 nm, distorted square | XRD, SEM, EDX | - | [35] |
Artocarpus hetrophyllus (leaf extracts) | 14 nm, spherical | XRD, UV-Vis, FTIR, DLS, TEM | - | [29] |
Artocarpus heterophyllus (rind extract) | 17 nm, spherical | UV-Vis, FTIR, TEM, XRD | Antimicrobial (Phytophthora capsica, Phytophthora drechsleri, Didymella bryoniae, Colletotrichum acutatum) | [36] |
Lawsonia inermis (leaf extracts) | 39.1 nm, cubic | XRD, SEM, EDX, FTIR, UV-Vis | Antimicrobial (Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli, Penicillium spp., Candida albicans, Aspergillus spp.) | [37] |
Cyathea nilgiriensis (leaf extracts) | <100 nm, mixed phase (hexagonal and spherical) | FTIR, XRD, SEM, EDX | Antimicrobial (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Micrococcus luteus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella paratyphi, Aspergillus niger) Anticancer (Cells from tumor bearing mice) | [38] |
Daphne alpina (leaf extracts) | 38.52 nm, mixed phase (cubic, tetragonal, and hexagonal) | XRD, FTIR, SEM, EDX | Antimicrobial (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger) | [39] |
Rhamnus virgata (leaf extracts) | 20 nm, spherical | EDX, DLS, UV-Vis, FTIR, XRD, Raman, SEM, TEM | Anticancer (HUH-7 and HepG2 cells Cytotoxicity (Brine-shrimps and Leishmanial parasite) enzyme inhibitory (Protein kinase and alpha-amylase) Antibacterial (Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Escherichia coli) Biocompatibility (Human blood samples) | [40] |
Callistemon lanceolatus D.C. (leaf extracts) | 330 nm, mixed phase (spherical and hexagonal) | UV-Vis, FTIR, SEM, EDX, XRD, TEM | Antioxidant (total antioxidant activity assay, 2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate (DPPH) radical scavenging assay, Ferric ion reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay, β-carotene bleaching activity assay) Cytotoxicity (Brine shrimp) | [30] |
Thunbergia mysorensis (stem and flower extracts) | 15 nm and 120 nm, spherical | UV-Vis, FTIR, SEM, TEM, XRD | Antioxidant (DPPH assay, ABTS cation radical, FRAP assay) Hemolytic activity (Human blood samples) Cytotoxicity (Triple-negative breast cancer cell line (TNBC)) Antimicrobial (Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacilluscereus, Klebsiella pneumonia, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Enterobacter aerogenes, Salmonella enteritidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa | [41] |
Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb. (Rhizome extracts) | 17.98–46.73 nm, spherical | UV-Vis, XRD, TEM, TEM, FTIR, HR-LCMS | Photocatalytic activity (Malachite green) | [42] |
Zephyranthes Rosea (Flower extracts) | 10– 30 nm, spherical | XRD, EDX, TEM, FTIR, SEM, XPS, SAED | Antibacterial (Escherichia coli, streptococcus mutants, staphylococcus aureus) Antioxidant (DPPH assay) Anti-inflammatory (Bovine serum albumin (BSA) assay) Enzyme inhibition (α-amylase) | [43] |
Ficus benghalensis (Prop root extract) | 42.7 nm, spherical | UV-Vis, FTIR, TEM, SAED, XRD | Antimicrobial (Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacilli sp.) | [44] |
Herniaria hirsute (plant extract) | 15.51 nm, spherical | UV-Vis, FTIR, XRD, SEM | Photocatalytic activity (Methylene blue) | [45] |
Eupatorium odoratum (leaf extract) | 23.6 nm, spherical | UV-Vis, XRD, SEM, TEM | Mosquito larvicidal (Culex quinquefasciatus larvae) Antimicrobial (Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans) | [20] |
Dracaena cinnabari (bark/trunk resin) | 20 nm, quasi-spherical | XRD, Raman, FTIR, TEM | Antimicrobial (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus) | [46] |
Phoenix dactylifera L. (leaf extract) | 28–39 nm, mixed phae (oval and spherical) | XRD, SEM, UV-Vis, FTIR | Photocatalytic activity (Congo red, methylene blue) | [47] |
Osmium sanctum (leaf extract) | 36–40 nm, spherical | SEM, XRD, EDX, TEM, UV-Vis, TGA, FTIR | Photocatalytic activity (Paracetamol) | [48] |
Microbial Source | Particle Size and Shape | Characterization Technique | Applications and Analysis Subject | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lactobacillus mindensis | 32.5 nm, spherical | UV-Vis, TEM, XRD | - | [52] |
Bacillus thuringiensis SSV1 | 30 nm, spherical | XRD, FTIR, EDX, SEM |
| [53] |
Bacillus paramycoides | 25–70 nm, spherical | UV-Vis, XRD, FTIR, HRTEM |
| [18] |
Oscillatoria sp. | 14.42–48.97 nm, quasi-spherical | UV-Vis, TEM, XRD, FTIR |
| [54] |
Chlorella vulgaris | 85 nm | SEM, EDX, UV-Vis | - | [55] |
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Danish, M.S.S.; Estrella-Pajulas, L.L.; Alemaida, I.M.; Grilli, M.L.; Mikhaylov, A.; Senjyu, T. Green Synthesis of Silver Oxide Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Environmental Remediation and Biomedical Applications. Metals 2022, 12, 769. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12050769
Danish MSS, Estrella-Pajulas LL, Alemaida IM, Grilli ML, Mikhaylov A, Senjyu T. Green Synthesis of Silver Oxide Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Environmental Remediation and Biomedical Applications. Metals. 2022; 12(5):769. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12050769
Chicago/Turabian StyleDanish, Mir Sayed Shah, Liezel L. Estrella-Pajulas, Ivy Michelle Alemaida, Maria Luisa Grilli, Alexey Mikhaylov, and Tomonobu Senjyu. 2022. "Green Synthesis of Silver Oxide Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Environmental Remediation and Biomedical Applications" Metals 12, no. 5: 769. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12050769