European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

GREEN SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES BY USING CEIBA PENTANDRA AQUEOUS LEAF EXTRACT

Santheya Nagaraj and Priya V.*

ABSTRACT

Secondary metabolites and inherent healing properties of plants have long been recognized. They are used to treat a variety of infectious diseases due to the active compounds found in them. Plant-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles has been established in response to the growing demand for nanoparticles and their applications. Silver nanoparticles have been shown to have useful biomedical properties. The Study of silver nanoparticles synthesized from the aqueous leaf extract of Ceiba pentandra was carried out in this paper using an environmentally friendly process, and it was characterized using UV-visible spectroscopy and SEM analysis. Ceiba pentandra is well-known for its high antimicrobial content. UV light with a wavelength of 260 to 400 nm was observed, and the rate of absorption was measured. The Green synthesis of the nanoparticles proves to be non-hazardous as the leaf extract acts as both reducing and capping agent without the usage of chemicals. The Synthesized nanoparticles can be used for further biomedical applications.

Keywords: Silver nanoparticles, Green synthesis, Medicinal plant, Plant extract.