Synthesis And Characterisation Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Vernonia cinerea Aqueous Extract And Their Cytotoxic Activity Against Kasumi-1 Cell Line

Nanotechnology has gained attention due to their wide applications in various areas such as cancer diagnosis and therapy. Production of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using plant extracts is safer and cost-effective compared to chemical and physical methods. In this study, AgNPs were produced using 1:...

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Main Author: Mohamad Zani, Radhiyatul Akma
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
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description Nanotechnology has gained attention due to their wide applications in various areas such as cancer diagnosis and therapy. Production of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using plant extracts is safer and cost-effective compared to chemical and physical methods. In this study, AgNPs were produced using 1:5, 1:10 and 1:20 ratios of Vernonia cinerea (V. cinerea) aqueous extract and silver nitrate solution. The mixtures were incubated for 24 hour at 40 ˚C water baths. The formation of silver nanoparticles was monitored for colour changes and characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy followed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and zeta potential analyses.
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spelling usm-450422019-07-24T02:02:46Z http://eprints.usm.my/45042/ Synthesis And Characterisation Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Vernonia cinerea Aqueous Extract And Their Cytotoxic Activity Against Kasumi-1 Cell Line Mohamad Zani, Radhiyatul Akma R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research Nanotechnology has gained attention due to their wide applications in various areas such as cancer diagnosis and therapy. Production of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using plant extracts is safer and cost-effective compared to chemical and physical methods. In this study, AgNPs were produced using 1:5, 1:10 and 1:20 ratios of Vernonia cinerea (V. cinerea) aqueous extract and silver nitrate solution. The mixtures were incubated for 24 hour at 40 ˚C water baths. The formation of silver nanoparticles was monitored for colour changes and characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy followed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and zeta potential analyses. 2016-01 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/45042/1/RADHIYATUL%20AKMA%20MOHAMAD%20ZANI.pdf Mohamad Zani, Radhiyatul Akma (2016) Synthesis And Characterisation Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Vernonia cinerea Aqueous Extract And Their Cytotoxic Activity Against Kasumi-1 Cell Line. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
Mohamad Zani, Radhiyatul Akma
Synthesis And Characterisation Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Vernonia cinerea Aqueous Extract And Their Cytotoxic Activity Against Kasumi-1 Cell Line
title Synthesis And Characterisation Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Vernonia cinerea Aqueous Extract And Their Cytotoxic Activity Against Kasumi-1 Cell Line
title_full Synthesis And Characterisation Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Vernonia cinerea Aqueous Extract And Their Cytotoxic Activity Against Kasumi-1 Cell Line
title_fullStr Synthesis And Characterisation Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Vernonia cinerea Aqueous Extract And Their Cytotoxic Activity Against Kasumi-1 Cell Line
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis And Characterisation Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Vernonia cinerea Aqueous Extract And Their Cytotoxic Activity Against Kasumi-1 Cell Line
title_short Synthesis And Characterisation Of Silver Nanoparticles Using Vernonia cinerea Aqueous Extract And Their Cytotoxic Activity Against Kasumi-1 Cell Line
title_sort synthesis and characterisation of silver nanoparticles using vernonia cinerea aqueous extract and their cytotoxic activity against kasumi-1 cell line
topic R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
url http://eprints.usm.my/45042/
http://eprints.usm.my/45042/1/RADHIYATUL%20AKMA%20MOHAMAD%20ZANI.pdf