Chitosan Loaded with Silver Nanoparticles, CS-AgNPs, Using Thymus, Syriacus, Wild Mint, and Rosemary Essential Oil Extracts as Reducing and Capping Agent
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Fadi Al Shanani – Thanaa Al Haddad – Francois Kaerabet – Abdul Wahab Allaf |
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Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 23 January 2017 |
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Abstract |
The present study describes the green method for the preparation of chitosan loaded with silver nanoparticles (CS-AgNPs) in the presence of 3 different extracted essential oils. The essential oils play dual roles as reductant and capping agents. The reducing power and DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) assay for the 3 essential oils—Thymus syriacus (T), wild mint (M), and rosemary (R)—have been reported. The preparation of CS-AgNPs was performed by 2 steps. The 3 previously extracted essential oils have been used as reducing and capping agent in the first step, while in the second step, silver nanoparticles were integrated in chitosan. The integration of AgNPs in the structure of chitosan was confirmed by ultraviolet-visible, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy techniques, and energy dispersive X-ray. Surface plasmon resonance confirmed the formation of CS-AgNPs with maximum absorbance at λmax between 405 - 410 and 410 - 430 nm for colloidal and films of CS-AgNPs, respectively. The intensity of bands at 3408 cm−1 in the fourier transform infrared spectroscopy measurements was decreased substantially and shifted slightly to lower frequency (∆υ = 43 cm−1). Scanning electron microscopy shows a spherical morphology of AgNPs with size of 62 nm for both colloidal and film samples, and energy dispersive X-ray analysis shows peaks confirming AgNPs formation. KEYWORDS: chitosan, essential oils, film, green synthesis, silver nanoparticles
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