%0 Journal Article
%T Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using a modified Tollens¡¯ method in conjunction with phytochemicals and assessment of their antimicrobial activity
%A Alham W. Al-Shurafat
%A Colleen Grinham
%A Ismaeel R. Al-Mheidat
%A Muna A. AbuDalo
%A Vinka Oyanedel-Craver
%J Archive of "PeerJ".
%D 2019
%R 10.7717/peerj.6413
%X Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have attracted great attention due to their outstanding electrical, optical, magnetic, catalytic, and antimicrobial properties. However, there is a need for alternative production methods that use less toxic precursors and reduce their undesirable by-products. Phyto-extracts from the leaves of olive and rosemary plants can be used as reducing agents and (in conjunction with Tollens¡¯ reagent) can even enhance AgNP antimicrobial activity
%K Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)
%K Tollens¡¯ method
%K Olive leaves extract (OLE)
%K Rosemary leaves extract (RLE)
%K Antimicrobial effect
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6369825/