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Phytosynthesis of anisotropic silver and gold nanoparticles: characterization and anticancer activity towards HIO180
Nana L Gavade1, Shamkumar P Deshmukh2, Akpedje Serena Dossou3
1Nanomaterials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416004, India; Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Fabtech Technical Campus College of Engineering & Research, Sangola, Maharashtra 413307, India.
Abstract:
Nature-inspired synthesis of metal nanoparticles (MNP) has long been a topic of interest among the researcher community. Herein, we report the synthesis of anisotropic Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) by Bombax Ceiba (B.C.) leaf extract. The crystal structure of the synthesized MNPs were thoroughly analyzed by various characterization techniques as UV-Vis, XRD, TEM, DLS, and Zeta potential. The chemical composition of the B.C. leaf extract was analysed by HR-LCMS and IR spectroscopy. The biogenic synthesized anisotropic AgNPs and AuNPs shows good anticancer activity against HIO180 and HeyA8 cells. The IC50 values of AgNPs for HIO180 and HeyA8 cells were 45.8 ± 6.4 and 29.03 ± 4.1 μg·mL-1 respectively. In case of AuNPs, the IC50 values for HIO180 and HeyA8 cells were >60 and 54.6 ± 9.1 μg·mL-1 respectively. According to the findings, the now presented biogenic technique offers a high promise for the simple and quick production of novel multifunctional nanoparticles for cancer cell tracking.
