Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles and their Biomedical Applications

Hassan, Atef A.; Sayed-ElAhl, Rasha M.H.; Hamaky, Ahmed M. El; Mansour, Mogda K.; Oraby, Noha H.; Barakat, Mahmoud H.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-69023-6_4-1

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“…In the realm of sustainability, green chemistry strives to prevent contamination by designing safer chemicals, and nanotechnology is actively involved in green crafting nanomaterials. These align with environmental sustainability goals through processes that are non-hazardous, energy-efficient, sustainable in synthesis, and ensure safe disposal methods [ 6 , 7 ]. Specifically, using extracts from medicinal plants as agents to reduce and stabilize the synthesis of ZnO nanostructures offers several benefits over traditional physical and chemical processes that can be highly toxic.…”

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Comparative Effect of Antioxidant and Antibacterial Potential of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles from Aqueous Extract of Nepeta nepetella through Different Precursor Concentrations

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Abdullah

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Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis caused by the overuse and misuse of antibiotics. Accordingly, bacteria have developed mechanisms to resist antibiotics. This crisis endangers public health systems and medical procedures, underscoring the urgent need for novel antimicrobial agents. This study focuses on the green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) using aqueous extracts from Nepeta nepetella subps. amethystine leaves and stems, employing different zinc sulfate concentrations (0.5, 1, and 2 M). NP characterization included transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD), along with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of ZnO NPs, prepared at varying concentrations of zinc sulfate, for their capacity to inhibit both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, as well as their antioxidant potential using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method. SEM and TEM results showed predominantly spherical NPs. The smallest size (18.5 ± 1.3 nm for leaves and 18.1 ± 1.3 nm for stems) occurred with the 0.5 M precursor concentration. These NPs also exhibited remarkable antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria at 10 µg/mL, as well as the highest antioxidant activity, with an IC50 (the concentration of NPs that scavenge 50% of the initial DPPH radicals) of 62 ± 0.8 (µg/mL) for the leaves and 35 ± 0.6 (µg/mL) for the stems. NPs and precursor concentrations were modeled to assess their impact on bacteria using a 2D polynomial equation. Response surface plots identified optimal concentration conditions for antibacterial effectiveness against each species, promising in combating antibiotic resistance.

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