Green biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Curcuma longa tuber powder

een biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Curcuma longa tuber powder Original Research (2379) Total Article Views Authors: Shameli K, Ahmad MB, Zamanian A, Sangpour P, Shabanzadeh P, Abdollahi Y, Zargar M Published Date October 2012 Volume 2012:7 Pages 5603 - 5610 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S36786 Received: 06 August 2012 Accepted: 09 September 2012 Published: 25 October 2012 Kamyar Shameli,1,2 Mansor Bin Ahmad,1 Ali Zamanian,2 Parvanh Sangpour,2 Parvaneh Shabanzadeh,3 Yadollah Abdollahi,4 Mohsen Zargar5 1Department of Chemistry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; 2Materials and Energy Research Center, Karaj, Iran; 3Department of Mathematics, 4Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; 5Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran Abstract: Green synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles is a vastly developing area of research. Metallic nanoparticles have received great attention from chemists, physicists, biologists, and engineers who wish to use them for the development of a new-generation of nanodevices. In this study, silver nanoparticles were biosynthesized from aqueous silver nitrate through a simple and eco-friendly route using Curcuma longa tuber-powder extracts, which acted as a reductant and stabilizer simultaneously. Characterizations of nanoparticles were done using different methods, which included ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The ultraviolet-visible spectrum of the aqueous medium containing silver nanoparticles showed an absorption peak at around 415 nm. Transmission electron microscopy showed that mean diameter and standard deviation for the formation of silver nanoparticles was 6.30 ± 2.64 nm. Powder X-ray diffraction showed that the particles are crystalline in nature, with a face-centered cubic structure. The most needed outcome of this work will be the development of value-added products from C. longa for biomedical and nanotechnology-based industries.