Journal: Nanomaterials

Article Title: Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Potentials of Biosynthesized Ag, Au, Ag-Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles Using the Asparagus racemosus Root Extract

doi: 10.3390/nano10122453

Figure Lengend Snippet: Schematic representation of the green synthesis of Ag-Au alloy nanoparticles by the Asparargus racemosus root extract in an ionic liquid medium and sequential color change from light yellow to dark brown.

Article Snippet: Silver nanoparticles are the most applied nanostructures, as antibacterial agents in wound healing, pharmaceutical products, and bandages for centuries [ ].

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Journal: Nanomaterials

Article Title: Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Potentials of Biosynthesized Ag, Au, Ag-Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles Using the Asparagus racemosus Root Extract

doi: 10.3390/nano10122453

Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) UV-vis, ( B ) XRD spectra of plant extract, Ag, Au, and Ag-Au bimetallic alloy nanoparticles.

Article Snippet: Silver nanoparticles are the most applied nanostructures, as antibacterial agents in wound healing, pharmaceutical products, and bandages for centuries [ ].

Techniques: Plant Extract

Journal: Nanomaterials

Article Title: Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Potentials of Biosynthesized Ag, Au, Ag-Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles Using the Asparagus racemosus Root Extract

doi: 10.3390/nano10122453

Figure Lengend Snippet: FTIR spectra of Ag, Au, and Ag-Au bimetallic alloy nanoparticles.

Article Snippet: Silver nanoparticles are the most applied nanostructures, as antibacterial agents in wound healing, pharmaceutical products, and bandages for centuries [ ].

Techniques:

Journal: Nanomaterials

Article Title: Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Potentials of Biosynthesized Ag, Au, Ag-Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles Using the Asparagus racemosus Root Extract

doi: 10.3390/nano10122453

Figure Lengend Snippet: SEM and EDX images of biosynthesized ( a ) Ag, ( b ) Au, and ( c ) Ag-Au alloy nanoparticles (NPs).

Article Snippet: Silver nanoparticles are the most applied nanostructures, as antibacterial agents in wound healing, pharmaceutical products, and bandages for centuries [ ].

Techniques:

Journal: Nanomaterials

Article Title: Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Potentials of Biosynthesized Ag, Au, Ag-Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles Using the Asparagus racemosus Root Extract

doi: 10.3390/nano10122453

Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Antibacterial activity of plant extract, Ag, Au, and Ag-Au bimetallic alloy nanoparticles against five bacterial strains, ( B ) zone of inhibition (a) control, (b) Ag, (c) Au, (d) Ag-Au bimetallic alloy nanoparticles against S.aureus and P. aeruginosa bacteria. * p < 0.05 compared with untreated group.

Article Snippet: Silver nanoparticles are the most applied nanostructures, as antibacterial agents in wound healing, pharmaceutical products, and bandages for centuries [ ].

Techniques: Activity Assay, Plant Extract, Inhibition, Control, Bacteria

Journal: Nanomaterials

Article Title: Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Potentials of Biosynthesized Ag, Au, Ag-Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles Using the Asparagus racemosus Root Extract

doi: 10.3390/nano10122453

Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Minimum bactericidal concentrations (g mL −1 ) of the Ag-Au alloy nanoparticles against (a) P . aeruoginosa and (b) S. aureus. Results are expressed as the mean SD of triplicate experiments, ( B ) SEM images of untreated and treated with Ag-Au alloy nanoparticles and the altered shape of P . aeruginosa and S. aureus. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 compared with untreated group.

Article Snippet: Silver nanoparticles are the most applied nanostructures, as antibacterial agents in wound healing, pharmaceutical products, and bandages for centuries [ ].

Techniques:

Journal: Nanomaterials

Article Title: Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Potentials of Biosynthesized Ag, Au, Ag-Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles Using the Asparagus racemosus Root Extract

doi: 10.3390/nano10122453

Figure Lengend Snippet: Minimum bacetericidal activity of Ag-Au alloy nanoparticles against P . aeruginosa and S. aureus .

Article Snippet: Silver nanoparticles are the most applied nanostructures, as antibacterial agents in wound healing, pharmaceutical products, and bandages for centuries [ ].

Techniques: Activity Assay, Control

Journal: Nanomaterials

Article Title: Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Potentials of Biosynthesized Ag, Au, Ag-Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles Using the Asparagus racemosus Root Extract

doi: 10.3390/nano10122453

Figure Lengend Snippet: ( a ) UV-vis spectra of Ag, Au, and Ag-Au bimetallic alloy nanoparticles before and after 24 h incubation in the presence of ( a ) α-Minimum Essential Medium Eagle (α-MEM) and ( b ) Royal Park Memorial Institute (RPMI ) cell growth media.

Article Snippet: Silver nanoparticles are the most applied nanostructures, as antibacterial agents in wound healing, pharmaceutical products, and bandages for centuries [ ].

Techniques: Incubation

Journal: Nanomaterials

Article Title: Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Potentials of Biosynthesized Ag, Au, Ag-Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles Using the Asparagus racemosus Root Extract

doi: 10.3390/nano10122453

Figure Lengend Snippet: The effect of A. racemosus, Ag, Au, and Ag-Au bimetallic alloy nanoparticles on the viability of ( A ) Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA ) differentiated human leukemic monocyte cells (THP1) and ( B ) natural killer cells (NK92) as determined by the water soluble tetrazolium salt (WST-1 ) assay. * Statistically significant ( p ˂ 0.05) compared to the negative control.

Article Snippet: Silver nanoparticles are the most applied nanostructures, as antibacterial agents in wound healing, pharmaceutical products, and bandages for centuries [ ].

Techniques: WST-1 Assay, Negative Control

Journal: Nanomaterials

Article Title: Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Potentials of Biosynthesized Ag, Au, Ag-Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles Using the Asparagus racemosus Root Extract

doi: 10.3390/nano10122453

Figure Lengend Snippet: Quantification of cytokine release from THP1 and NK92 cells following treatment with A. racemosus, Ag, Au, and Ag-Au bimetallic alloy nanoparticles. ( a – c ) THP1 cells were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for 6 h. The LPS containing medium was then replaced by the respective treatments and the cells were incubated for another 18 h, after which the cytokine production (IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α) was quantified by ELISA. ( d ) NK92 cells were exposed to the respective treatments for 24 h, after which the IFN-γ production was quantified by ELISA. Statistical significance ( p < 0.05) compared to the the negative control. * Statistical significance ( p < 0.05) compared to the 6 h treatment with LPS (LPS control).

Article Snippet: Silver nanoparticles are the most applied nanostructures, as antibacterial agents in wound healing, pharmaceutical products, and bandages for centuries [ ].

Techniques: Incubation, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Negative Control, Control