Open AccessDesigning Fructose Stabilized Silver Nanoparticles for Mercury(II) Detection and Potential Antibacterial Agents
Author(s) -
Sameena Mehtab,
M.G.H. Zaidi,
Tanveer Irshad Siddiqi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
material science research india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-0565
pISSN - 0973-3469
DOI - 10.13005/msri/150305
Subject(s) - silver nanoparticle , mercury (programming language) , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , nanoparticle , fructose , nanotechnology , metal ions in aqueous solution , antibacterial activity , reducing agent , colorimetry , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , ion , chemical engineering , chromatography , bacteria , organic chemistry , computer science , biology , engineering , genetics , programming language
The synthesis of fructose stabilize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was attempted in the proposed work. It was found that developed AgNPs played an important role as colorimetric nanoprobes for the estimation of metal ions. The prepared AgNPs were characterized by UV-Vis, IR, XRD, SEM techniques. XRD-pattern of AgNPs, concluded that particles are well dispersed and present in a fcc system and average size was found to be 16.6 nm. AgNPs displayed specific and sensitive recognition to Hg2+ by colorimetric analysis, as in the presence of Hg2+ ions yellow color of AgNPs solution changes to colorless. Synthesized AgNPs also play vital role in antimicrobials. Microbiological test shows that AgNPs are highly active against E.Coli and provide a safer alternative to conventional antibacterial agents. The optical florescence’s microscopy images of AgNPs shows good florescent results, which showed AgNPs with fructose capping agents, might be used as fluorescent sensing materials to sense biological materials.
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