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Ag Nanoflowers and Nanodendrites Synthesized by a Facile Method and Their Antibacterial Activity

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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been widely studied due to their interesting physicochemical properties and remarkable antibacterial properties. Chemical synthesis methods, including green chemistry, have achieved 0D nanostructures. However, ecological methods have little studied self-assembling Ag nanostructures, such as flowers or dendrites. In this work, Ag dendrites and Ag flower-like morphologies have been successfully synthesized using a one-step green method employing Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth fruit extract at room temperature. The antibacterial properties of both nanostructures were evaluated against Gram-positive Escherichia coli and Gram-negative Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–Vis), and infrared spectroscopy (IR) characterized the synthesized products. The morphological changes of the nanostructures come from the variation in the concentration of the precursor salt, silver nitrate (AgNO3). A growth mechanism is proposed that includes the formation of nanospheres and their subsequent transformation into Ag dendrites. Both nanostructures show good antibacterial activity against the tested microorganisms. The Ag dendritic nanostructures presented inhibition zones of 11 mm and 10.7 mm against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. However, the flower-like structure was slightly less effective, presenting 11 and 9.5 mm inhibition zones against the same microorganisms, respectively.

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  1. Instituto de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas, UMSNH, edificio U., Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 58000, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

    G. González-García, L. Landeros-Paramo & G. Rosas

  2. Laboratorio de Radiación, Instituto de Física y Matemáticas, UMSNH, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

    S. E. Borjas-García

  3. Universidad de la Ciénega del Estado de Michoacán de Ocampo, Sahuayo, Michoacán, Mexico

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González-García, G., Borjas-García, S.E., Landeros-Paramo, L. et al. Ag Nanoflowers and Nanodendrites Synthesized by a Facile Method and Their Antibacterial Activity. J Clust Sci 34, 789–798 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-022-02245-2

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