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| Title: | Use of sericin of Bombyx mori in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles, their characterization and application |
| Authors: | Bhat, Prakash N
Nivedita, S
Roya, Subrata |
| Keywords: | Antimicrobial properties
Sericin
Silk
Silver nanoparticles
UV-vis spectra |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Silver nanoparticles have been synthesized
by the reduction of silver nitrate with sodium borohydride in an aqueous
medium. The silk protein sericin, extracted from the cocoons of Bombyx mori silkworms, has been used as
an effective capping agent. The stability of the colloidal suspension is
confirmed by zeta potential measurement. The nanoparticles have been
characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, SEM and TEM analyses. They are found to
be fairly spherical particles of average size 15nm. These particles also
exhibit antimicrobial properties when applied onto silk fabric without
significantly changing the colour of the fabric. |
| Page(s): | 168-171 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1025 (Online); 0971-0426 (Print) |
| Source: | IJFTR Vol.36(2) [June 2011]
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