abstract

• In a dietary supplement presentation, quercetin was used at pH 7 as an efficient reducing and stabilizing agent to obtain silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). They were characterized by UV/Vis, TEM, XRD, and Z-potential to confirm formation and long-term stability. The antibacterial activity was tested against S. aureus and E. coli, high inhibition was found, and their effect remained after 180 days. It is possible to synthesize AgNPs with long-term stability, maintaining size, structure, and enhanced antimicrobial activity under neutral conditions, which has not been reported in the literature. The stability success is attributed to the ingredient present in this supplement. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to The Materials Research Society.

publication date

• 2022-01-01

funding provided via

• 744689; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, CONACYT  Grant

published in

• MRS Communications  Journal

keywords

• Ag; Environmentally protective; Nanostructure; X-ray diffraction (XRD) Dietary supplements; Escherichia coli; Flavonoids; Food additives; Nutrition; Phenols; Silver nanoparticles; Vitamins; Ag; Anti-bacterial activity; Anti-microbial activity; Aqueous media; Environmentally protective; Long term stability; Stabilizing agents; X- ray diffractions; X-ray diffraction; Z potential; X ray diffraction

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1557/s43579-022-00160-1

PubMed ID

start page

• 188

end page

• 193

volume

• 12

issue

• 2