Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Ziziphus zizyphus and their Antimicrobial Activity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Gold Nanoparticles Synthesis
2.2.2. Purification of AuNPs
2.2.3. UV-visible Spectroscopy
2.2.4. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
2.2.5. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
2.2.6. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
2.2.7. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX)
2.2.8. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
2.2.9. Dynamic Light Scattering and Zeta Potential
2.2.10. Antimicrobial Activity Assay
2.2.11. Fungicidal Activity Assays
2.2.12. Plate Spotting and Colony Counting
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Synthesis of AuNPs
3.2. Characterization of AuNPs
3.2.1. UV-visible Spectroscopy
3.2.2. Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Zeta Potential (ζ)
3.2.3. Electron Microscopy
3.2.4. AFM
3.2.5. XRD Analysis
3.2.6. Thermogravimetric Analysis of Capped AuNPs
3.2.7. Antimicrobial Activity
Zone of Inhibition
Microdilution and Plate Spotting
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Aljabali, A.A.A.; Akkam, Y.; Al Zoubi, M.S.; Al-Batayneh, K.M.; Al-Trad, B.; Abo Alrob, O.; Alkilany, A.M.; Benamara, M.; Evans, D.J. Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Ziziphus zizyphus and their Antimicrobial Activity. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 174. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8030174
Aljabali AAA, Akkam Y, Al Zoubi MS, Al-Batayneh KM, Al-Trad B, Abo Alrob O, Alkilany AM, Benamara M, Evans DJ. Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Ziziphus zizyphus and their Antimicrobial Activity. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(3):174. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8030174
Chicago/Turabian StyleAljabali, Alaa A. A., Yazan Akkam, Mazhar Salim Al Zoubi, Khalid M. Al-Batayneh, Bahaa Al-Trad, Osama Abo Alrob, Alaaldin M. Alkilany, Mourad Benamara, and David J. Evans. 2018. "Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Ziziphus zizyphus and their Antimicrobial Activity" Nanomaterials 8, no. 3: 174. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8030174