Authors : Jaya Pawar and Umesh Kakde*
Page Nos : 92-100
Description :
The current work describes an environmentally friendly, cost-effective, quick, and simple approach for making silver nanoparticles that uses banana peel extract (BPE) as a reducing and capping agent. Characterization of silver nanoparticles was done. X ray diffraction revealed crystalline nature of silver nanoparticles. The absorbance peak at 432 nm was detected using UV-visible spectroscopy, indicating the formation of silver nanoparticles. To determine the size of synthesized silver nanoparticles, Nanoparticles Tracking and Analysis (NTA) was used. Silver nanoparticles were tested for antibacterial activity against E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The activity of Tetracycline was significantly improved in combination with silver nanoparticles showing synergistic activity against both the bacteria while the maximum activity was noted against Staphylococcus aureus.
