abstract

• This work focused on investigating whether quercetin from a dietary supplement can be used as an efficient reducing and stabilizing agent to obtain suitable silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) through a green synthesis. Antibacterial activity was tested against S. aureus, E. coli, and P. mirabilis for finding high inhibition values using this new route, even more significant than the values reported in current literature. Results stated that it is possible to synthesize spherical AgNPs with excellent stability and antimicrobial activity using a dietary supplement (low purity 20%25). The success of this filing is due to the significant solubility provided by the other ingredients present in the dietary supplement. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to The Materials Research Society.

authors

• González Calderón José Amir
• Gutiérrez Castañeda Emmanuel José
• Juárez M.G.P.
• Pérez E.

publication date

• 2021-01-01

funding provided via

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

published in

• MRS Communications  Journal

keywords

• Ag; Crystal; Nanostructure; X-ray diffraction (XRD) Escherichia coli; Flavonoids; Food additives; Green Synthesis; Metal nanoparticles; Nutrition; Phenols; Silver nanoparticles; Vitamins; Anti-bacterial activity; Anti-microbial activity; E. coli; Flavonoid; Low purity; S. aureus; Silver nanoparticles (AgNps); Stabilizing agents; Dietary supplements

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1557/s43579-021-00063-7

PubMed ID

start page

• 498

end page

• 503

volume

• 11

issue

• 4