Green biosynthesis of gold nanometre scale plates using the leaf extracts from an indigenous australian plant eucalyptus macrocarpa

In this preliminary study, we demonstrate an environmentally friendly process for the green synthesis of gold nanometre scale particles using the leaf extract from an indigenous Australian plant Eucalyptus macrocarpa as both the stabilising agent and the reducing agent. The synthesis process is stra...

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Main Authors: Poinern, G., Chapman, Peter, Le, X., Fawcett, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13325
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author Poinern, G.
Chapman, Peter
Le, X.
Fawcett, D.
author_facet Poinern, G.
Chapman, Peter
Le, X.
Fawcett, D.
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description In this preliminary study, we demonstrate an environmentally friendly process for the green synthesis of gold nanometre scale particles using the leaf extract from an indigenous Australian plant Eucalyptus macrocarpa as both the stabilising agent and the reducing agent. The synthesis process is straightforward, clean and non-toxic. It also has the advantages of being performed at room temperature and does not need complex processing equipment. Formation of the gold nanometre sized particles was confirmed and characterised by UV-visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The antibacterial activity of the synthesised gold particles was also quantified using the sensitivity method of Kirby–Bauer.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-133252017-09-13T14:57:34Z Green biosynthesis of gold nanometre scale plates using the leaf extracts from an indigenous australian plant eucalyptus macrocarpa Poinern, G. Chapman, Peter Le, X. Fawcett, D. Eucalyptus macrocarpa Green synthesis Gold Nano-particles Antibacterial In this preliminary study, we demonstrate an environmentally friendly process for the green synthesis of gold nanometre scale particles using the leaf extract from an indigenous Australian plant Eucalyptus macrocarpa as both the stabilising agent and the reducing agent. The synthesis process is straightforward, clean and non-toxic. It also has the advantages of being performed at room temperature and does not need complex processing equipment. Formation of the gold nanometre sized particles was confirmed and characterised by UV-visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The antibacterial activity of the synthesised gold particles was also quantified using the sensitivity method of Kirby–Bauer. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13325 10.1007/s13404-013-0096-7 Springer unknown
spellingShingle Eucalyptus macrocarpa
Green synthesis
Gold
Nano-particles
Antibacterial
Poinern, G.
Chapman, Peter
Le, X.
Fawcett, D.
Green biosynthesis of gold nanometre scale plates using the leaf extracts from an indigenous australian plant eucalyptus macrocarpa
title Green biosynthesis of gold nanometre scale plates using the leaf extracts from an indigenous australian plant eucalyptus macrocarpa
title_full Green biosynthesis of gold nanometre scale plates using the leaf extracts from an indigenous australian plant eucalyptus macrocarpa
title_fullStr Green biosynthesis of gold nanometre scale plates using the leaf extracts from an indigenous australian plant eucalyptus macrocarpa
title_full_unstemmed Green biosynthesis of gold nanometre scale plates using the leaf extracts from an indigenous australian plant eucalyptus macrocarpa
title_short Green biosynthesis of gold nanometre scale plates using the leaf extracts from an indigenous australian plant eucalyptus macrocarpa
title_sort green biosynthesis of gold nanometre scale plates using the leaf extracts from an indigenous australian plant eucalyptus macrocarpa
topic Eucalyptus macrocarpa
Green synthesis
Gold
Nano-particles
Antibacterial
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13325