Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Phyllanthus amarus and their Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties

Abstract

Nanotechnology is a fast growing field and nanoparticles are viewed as fundamental building block of nanotechnology. The most important and distinct property of nanoparticles is that they exhibit larger surface area to volume ratio (Albrecht et al., 2006). The most effectively studied nanoparticles today are those made form noble metals, in particular Ag, Pt, Au and Pd. An important aspect of nanotechnology concerns the development of experimental processes for the synthesis of nanoparticles of different sizes, shape, and controlled disparity (GarderToressgay et al ., 2003).