TY - JOUR
T1 - Bactericidal and fungicidal capacity of Ag2O/Ag nanoparticles synthesized with Aloe vera extract
AU - Flores-Lopez, N. S.
AU - Cervantes-Chávez, J. A.
AU - Téllez de Jesús, D. G.
AU - Cortez-Valadez, M.
AU - Estévez-González, M.
AU - Esparza, R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This research aims to provide an alternative eco-friendly way to obtain silver species and assess their bactericidal activity. This study reports the synthesis of Ag2O nanoparticles and Ag nanoparticles reduced with a green synthesis method, using a low-cost and commercial Aloe vera extract. The crystalline phases of Ag and Ag2O nanoparticles were analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The oxidation states for both species were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The optical properties of the material were studied through optical absorption, which resulted in well-defined band centered at 545 nm. This result is attributed to the morphology and size of the silver nanoparticles. In addition, antibacterial tests were performed on AgNPs biosynthesized with A. vera with the Kirby–Bauer protocol on Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureaus, respectively. Moreover, antifungal tests were performed with various species from Candida.
AB - This research aims to provide an alternative eco-friendly way to obtain silver species and assess their bactericidal activity. This study reports the synthesis of Ag2O nanoparticles and Ag nanoparticles reduced with a green synthesis method, using a low-cost and commercial Aloe vera extract. The crystalline phases of Ag and Ag2O nanoparticles were analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The oxidation states for both species were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The optical properties of the material were studied through optical absorption, which resulted in well-defined band centered at 545 nm. This result is attributed to the morphology and size of the silver nanoparticles. In addition, antibacterial tests were performed on AgNPs biosynthesized with A. vera with the Kirby–Bauer protocol on Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureaus, respectively. Moreover, antifungal tests were performed with various species from Candida.
KW - Aloe vera
KW - Green synthesis
KW - antibacterial
KW - antifungal
KW - silver nanoparticles
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85106035811&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10934529.2021.1925492
DO - 10.1080/10934529.2021.1925492
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 33998945
AN - SCOPUS:85106035811
SN - 1093-4529
VL - 56
SP - 762
EP - 768
JO - Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
JF - Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
IS - 7
ER -