Green, facile and fast synthesis of silver nanoparticles by using solution plasma techniques and their antibacterial and anticancer activities

Nguyen Van Hao; Do Hoang Tung; Nguyen Phu Hung; Vu Xuan Hoa; Ngo Thu Ha; Nguyen Thi Khanh Van; Pham The Tan; Pham Van Trinh

doi:10.1039/d3ra03454b

Green, facile and fast synthesis of silver nanoparticles by using solution plasma techniques and their antibacterial and anticancer activities

RSC Adv. 2023 Jul 19;13(32):21838-21849. doi: 10.1039/d3ra03454b.

Authors

Nguyen Van Hao¹, Do Hoang Tung², Nguyen Phu Hung³, Vu Xuan Hoa¹, Ngo Thu Ha³, Nguyen Thi Khanh Van¹, Pham The Tan⁴, Pham Van Trinh^{5

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Affiliations

¹ Institute of Sciences and Technology, TNU - University of Sciences Tan Thinh Ward Thai Nguyen City Vietnam [email protected].
² Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Distr. Hanoi Vietnam.
³ Faculty of Biotechnology, TNU - University of Sciences Tan Thinh Ward Thai Nguyen City Vietnam.
⁴ Hung Yen University of Technology and Education Khoai Chau Distr. Hung Yen Province Vietnam.
⁵ Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Distr. Hanoi Vietnam [email protected] +84 94 319 0301.
⁶ Graduated University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Distr. Hanoi Vietnam.

Abstract

We herein present a simple, fast, efficient and environmentally friendly method for preparing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using the solution plasma method in the presence of extracts from Paramignya trimera (P. trimera). The effects of P. trimera extract concentrations and the applied voltage on the formation of AgNPs were investigated. Surface plasmon resonance spectra show a strong peak at 413 nm for the prepared samples. The Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy measurement results indicated the presence of possible functional groups in the prepared AgNPs. Morphological analysis revealed that the AgNPs were spherical with an average size of 8 nm. The prepared AgNPs exhibited good stability in solution compared to that of AgNPs prepared by the solution plasma technique without P. trimera extract. The formation mechanism of AgNPs is also proposed. The prepared AgNPs exhibited high antibacterial ability against Gram (+) Staphylococcus aureus, Gram (-) Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria and strong anticancer activity for the AGS gastric cancer cell line. The obtained results demonstrated that this is a simple, rapid, environmentally friendly method for preparing AgNPs instead of conventional methods using chemical reducing agents for potential applications.