Silver Nanoparticles: Properties, Synthesis Techniques, Characterizations, Antibacterial and Anticancer Studies
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und in nature in certain wing scales of butterfly species. The structure can be fabricated using different techniques (described in the book). This is a clear example that the best school is nature. If we observe it carefully and learn from it, we will realize efficient technological contributions that would require a minimum amount of energy and have a minimal impact on the environment. The bibliographical references are more than adequate, appropriate to each of the sections of the book, and up to date. I enjoyed reading the book; concepts are
Silver Nanoparticles: Properties, Synthesis Techniques, Characterizations, Antibacterial and Anticancer Studies Shweta Rajawat and M.M. Malik ASME Press, 2018 184 pages, $99.00 ISBN 978–0-791–860–458
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his book provides a concise treatment of the properties, characterization techniques, preparation methods based on green chemistry, and biomedical applications of silver nanoparticles, with a focus on their antimicrobial and antitumor properties. The authors begin with historical anecdotes of the medicinal use of silver in various forms, including colloidal silver and silver compounds. A brief introduction to the birth of nanotechnology follows, with succinct discussion on the unique properties of nano-sized materials compared to bulk materials, with a specific focus on silver nanoparticles. Green
synthesis techniques are espoused, based on their more environmentally friendly principles, to reduce the usage of or eliminate the production of toxic substances. The book progresses as an academic thesis by reviewing literature covering physical, chemical, and biological approaches for synthesis of silver nanoparticles. Readers who are familiar with synthesis techniques of nanoparticles may be better served with more current reviews in journals that also cover composite materials incorporating nano silver. However, readers who are seeking a brief introduction to this topic will find the discussion easy to follow.
explained well, with examples of a wide variety of functional metamaterials and metadevices applications. The audience for this book would be students, professionals, or researchers in the areas of physics, optoelectronic engineering, electronics, mechanics, materials engineering or nanotechnology. Reviewer: Miriam Sánchez Pozos, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Energy Engineering, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Mexico.
The principles of green chemistry are further explored in the third and fourth chapters. Plant extracts from tea leaves, garlic, and onion are used as capping agents and/or reducing agents to form metallic silver nanoparticles. Furthermore, the use of silver precursors from discarded photographic and x-ray films are discussed in detail. Synthesis techniques covered include electrolytic deposition and the Tollens test. The silver nanomaterials are characterized by x-ray powder diffraction, UV-visible spectrophotometry, and electron microscopy, while challenge tests involving various microbes as well as two strains of tum
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