Hostname: page-component-8448b6f56d-m8qmq Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-23T09:43:29.921Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

A Simple and Green Method for Synthesis of Ag and Au Nanoparticles using Biopolymers and Sugars as Reducing Agent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Germán Ayala ,
Luci Cristina de Oliveira Vercik ,
Thiago Antônio Villa Menezes  and
Andrés Vercik
Germán Ayala
Affiliation:
Basic Sciences Department ZAB/FZEA, University of São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte 225, 13635-000, Pirassununga, SP, Brazil.
Luci Cristina de Oliveira Vercik
Affiliation:
Basic Sciences Department ZAB/FZEA, University of São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte 225, 13635-000, Pirassununga, SP, Brazil.
Thiago Antônio Villa Menezes
Affiliation:
Basic Sciences Department ZAB/FZEA, University of São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte 225, 13635-000, Pirassununga, SP, Brazil.
Andrés Vercik
Affiliation:
Basic Sciences Department ZAB/FZEA, University of São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte 225, 13635-000, Pirassununga, SP, Brazil.
Get access

Abstract

In this work we study the effect of different reducing agent (chitosan, starch and sugars) on to synthesis of silver (AgNPs) and gold (AuNPs) nanoparticles by reduction of silver nitrate (AgNO3) and chloroauric acid (HAuCl4), respectively. The plasmon absorption peak between 419 - 434 nm, measured using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer indicates the existence of AgNPs, this reaction was favored by the increase of temperature with optimal results at 90°C. Synthesis of AuNPs was only obtained using chitosan as reducing agent, the use of solutions of starch and sugars allows the reduction of the gold salt present in the chloroauric acid, however the low pH of the solutions creates thermodynamic instabilities for the AuNP synthesis, due to low repulsive force for colloid stability.

Keywords

biological synthesis (chemical reaction)environmentally benignnanostructure
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1386: Symposium D – Sustainable Synthesis of Nanomaterials , 2012 , mrsf11-1386-d11-03
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

REFERENCES

[1] Raveendran, Poovathinthodiyil, Fu, Jie, and Wallen, Scott L.. Completely ¨Green¨ Synthesis and Stabilization of Metal Nanoparticles. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 13940–13941.Google Scholar
[2] Wei, Dongwei, Quian, Weiping. Facile synthesis of Ag and Au nanoparticles utilizing chitosan as a mediator agent. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2008, 62, 136–142.Google Scholar
[3] Panigrahi, Sudipa, Kundu, Subrata, Ghosh, Sujit Kumar, Nath, Sudip, Pal, Tarasankar. Sugar assisted evolution of nano- and bimetallic nanoparticles. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 2005, 264, 133–138.Google Scholar
[4] Filippo, Emanuela, Serra, Antonio, Buccolieri, Alessandro, Manno, Daniela. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles with sucrose and maltose: Morphological and structural characterization. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2010, 365, 344–350.Google Scholar
[5] Huang, Haizhen, Yuan, Quiang, Yang, Xiurong. Morphology study of gold-chitosan nanocomposites. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2005, 282, 26–31.Google Scholar
[6] An, Jing, Luo, Qingzhi, Yuan, Xiaoyan, Wang, Desong, Li, Xueyan. Preparation and Characterization of Silver-Chitosan Nanocomposites Particles with Antimicrobial Activity. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2011, 120, 3180–3189.Google Scholar
[7] Sharma, Virender K., Yngard, Ria A., Lin, Yekaterina. Silver nanoparticles: Green synthesis and their antimicrobial activities. Advances in Colloids Interfaces Science, 2009, 145, 83–96.Google Scholar
[8] Kassaee, M.Z., Akhavan, A., . Sheikh, , Beteshobabrud, R.. γ-Ray synthesis of starch-stabilized silver nanoparticles with antibacterial activities. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2008, 77, 1074–1078.Google Scholar
[9] Yoksan, Rangrong, Chirachanchai, Suwabun. Silver nanoparticle-loated chitosan-starch based films: Fabrication and evaluation of tensile, barrier and antimicrobial properties. Materials Science and Engineering C, 2010, 30, 891–897.Google Scholar
[10] Luo, Xi-Liang, Xu, Jing-Juan, Zhang, Qing, Yang, Gong-Jun, Chen, Hong-Yuan. Electrochemically deposited chitosan hydrogel for horseradish peroxidase immobilization through gold nanoparticles self-assembly. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2005, 21, 190–196.Google Scholar
[11] Feng, Duan, Wang, Fang, Chen, Zilin. Electrochemical glucose sensor based on one-step construction of gold nanoparticle-chitosan composite film. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2009, 138, 539–544.Google Scholar
[12] Engelbrekt, Christian, SØrensen, Karsten H., Zhang, Jingdong, Welinder, Anna C., Jensen, Palle S. and Ulstrup, Jens. Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles with starch-glucose and applications in bioelectrochemistry. Journal of materials Chemistry, 2009, 19, 7839–7847.Google Scholar
[13] Ganesh Kumar, V., Dinesh Gokavarapu, S., Rajeswari, A., Stalin Dhas, T., Karthick, V., Kapadia, Zainab, Shrestha, Tripti, Barathy, I.A., Roy, Anindita and SwetaSinha, . Facile green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using leaf extract of antidiabetic potent Cassia auriculata. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2011, doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2003.10.071.Google Scholar
[14] Xie, J., Lee, S., Chen, X., Nanoparticle-based theranostic agents, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2010, 62, 1064–1079.Google Scholar
[15] Vigneshawaran, N., Nachane, R.P., Balasubramanya, R.H. and Varadarajan, P.V.. A novel one-pot ‘green’ synthesis of stable silver nanoparticles using soluble starch. Carbohydrate Research, 2006, 341, 2012–2018.Google Scholar
[16] Katti, Kavita K., Kattumuri, Vijaya, Bhasakaran, Sharanya, Katti, Kattesh V. and Kannan, Raghuraman. Facile and general Method for Synthesis of Sugar Coated Gold Nanoparticles. Int. J. Green Nanoparticles Biomed, 2009, 1(1), B53–B59.Google Scholar
[17] Vinod, V.T.P., Saravanan, P., Sreedhar, B., Keerthi Devi, D., Sashidhar, R.B.. A facile synthesis and characterization of Ag, Au and Pt nanoparticles using a natural hydrocolloid gum kondagogu (Cochlospermum gossypium). Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2011, 83, 291–298.Google Scholar
[18] Raveendran, Poovathinthodiyil, Fu, Jie and Wallen, Scott L.. A simple “green” method for the synthesis of Au, Ag and Au-Ag alloy nanoparticles. Green Chem., 2006, 8, 34–38.Google Scholar
[19] Bar, Harekrishna, Bhui, Dipak Kr., Sahoo, Gobinda P., De, Priyanka Sarkar P., Misra, Ajay. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using latex of Jatropha curcas . Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Endineering Aspects, 2009, 339, 134–139.Google Scholar
[20] Murphy, C. J, Gole, A. M. Stone, J. W. Sisco, P. N. Alkilany, A. M. Goldsmith, E. C. Baxter, S. C. Gold Nanoparticles in Biology: Beyond Toxicity to Cellular Imaging. Acc. Chem. Res., 2008, 41, 1721–1730.Google Scholar
[21] Jiang, Peng, Zhou, Jian-Jun, Li, Rui, Gao, Yan, Sun, Tao-Lei, Zhao, Xiao-Wei, Xiang, Yang-Juan and Xie, Si-Shen. PVP-capped twinned gold plates from nanometer to micrometer. Journal of Nanoparticles Research, 2006, 8, 927–934.Google Scholar
[22] Kong, H., Jang, J.. One-Step Fabrication of Silver Nanoparticles Embedded Polymer Nanofibers by Radical Mediated Dispersion Polymerization. Chem. Commum., 2006, 3010.Google Scholar
[23] Sun, Yugang, Gates, Byron, Mayers, Brian and Xia, Younan. Cristalline Silver Nanowires by Soft Solution Processing. Nano Letters, 2002, 2(2), 165–168.Google Scholar
[24] Dubey, Shashi Prabha, Lahtinen, Manu, Sillanpää, Mika. Tansy fruit mediated greener synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles. Process Biochemistry, 2010, 45, 1065–1071.Google Scholar