TY - JOUR ID - 4170 TI - Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Silybum Marianum Seed Extract JO - International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology JA - IJNN LA - en SN - 1735-7004 AU - Mohammadinejad, R. AU - Pourseyedi, Sh. AU - Baghizadeh, A. AU - Ranjbar, Sh. AU - Mansoori, G. A. AD - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Sciences and Modern Technologies, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, I. R. Iran AD - Department of Biotechnology, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, I. R. Iran AD - Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, I. R. Iran AD - Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 VL - 9 IS - 4 SP - 221 EP - 226 KW - milk-thistle plant KW - Silver nanoparticles KW - Silybum marianum KW - stable colloids KW - UV–vis spectroscopy KW - XRD KW - TEM DO - N2 - Green synthesis of nanoparticles, as fundamental building blocks of nanotechnology, has recently attracted considerable attention. Silver nanoparticles have unique physiochemical, biological and environmental properties which make them useful in a wide range of applications. In the present paper we report our research results on biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles from silver precursor using milk-thistle plant (Silybum marianum) seed extract. The resulting synthesized Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) were characterized with UV– visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Our measurements showed that S. marianum seed extract can mediate facile and eco-friendly biosynthesis of colloidal spherical silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) of size range 1–25 nm. The colloidal AgNPs were formed at room temperature and were observed to be highly stable even after 6 months. UR - https://www.ijnnonline.net/article_4170.html L1 - https://www.ijnnonline.net/article_4170_f5a0b733305496d21494ff3f9697b687.pdf ER -