Abstract

BIOSYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING THE AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF VITEX NEGUNDO. LINN

Amudha Murugan and Krishna kumari Shanmugasundaram*

ABSTRACT

In recent science Nanotechnology is a burning field for the researchers. Nanotechnology deals with the Nanoparticles having a size of 1-100 nm in one dimension used significantly concerning medical chemistry, atomic physics, and all other known fields. Silvernanoparticles are used immensely due to its small size, orientation, physical properties, which are reportedly shown to change the performance of any other material which is in contact with these tiny particles. The Green synthesis was done by using the aqueous solution of Vitex negundo extract and AgNO3. The nanoparticles were characterized by UV-vis Spectrophotometer, SEM, TEM, EDX, XRD and FTIR. In the present study, the formation of silver nanoparticles by V. negundo extract was investigated.

Keywords: Vitex negundo, Silvernanoparticles, Characterization