Publication Type : Conference Proceedings
Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings
Source : Materials Today: Proceedings Volume 25, Part 2, 2020, Pages 333-335
Url : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214785320307744
Campus : Amritapuri
School : School of Arts and Sciences
Department : Chemistry
Year : 2020
Abstract : The silver nanoparticles preparation following green pathways have shown great potential with wide applications in different fields include biosensing, biomedical, electronics, catalysis etc. The current study deals with the selective colorimetric detection of mercury using green synthesized AgNPs. Silver nanoparticles were prepared using the extract of Cynodon dactylon , a common medicinal plant from South India following green pathway. The fresh bio- synthesized particles were turned to colorless, together with the extension and blue shifting of Surface Plasmon Resonance band by the addition of mercuric ions into the medium and hence flagged way towards the naked eye detection of mercury and henceforth headed towards the development of cost effective colorimetric sensors. In addition, the antimicrobial potential of the Cynodo n based silver nanoparticles were exploited. This work presents a unique method for the synthesis of nanoparticles from a common medicinal plant in Kerala following green approach. Furthermore, the study attempts towards the chemo sensor development for the detection of mercury, a toxic heavy metal in a cost effective manner.
Cite this Research Publication : Priyanka Prakash, Abhirami Santhosh, Theertha V, Rini John, Nanda Kumar G, Smitha Chandran S, Environmentally benign synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Cynodon dactylon coupled with multiple applications, STAM20, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam,