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access icon free Eco-friendly synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its larvicidal property against fourth instar larvae of Aedes aegypti

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Received 28/12/2015, Accepted 20/04/2016, Revised 29/03/2016, Published 22/04/2016

In this study, larvicidal activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesised using apple extract against fourth instar larvae of Aedes aegypti was determined. As a result, the AgNPs showed moderate larvicidal effects against Ae. aegypti larvae (LC50 = 15.76 ppm and LC90 = 27.7 ppm). In addition, comparison of larvicidal activity performance of AgNPs at high concentration prepared using two different methods showed that Ae. aegypti larvae was fully eliminated within the duration of 2.5 h. From X-ray diffraction, the AgNP crystallites were found to exhibit face centred cubic structure. The average size of these AgNPs as estimated by particle size distribution was in the range of 50–120 nm. The absorption maxima of the synthesised Ag showed characteristic Ag surface plasmon resonance peak. This green synthesis provides an economic, eco-friendly and clean synthesis route to Ag.

Inspec keywords: nanoparticles; particle size; X-ray diffraction; nanofabrication; silver; biomedical materials; zoology; nanomedicine

Other keywords: X-ray diffraction; Aedes aegypti; instar larvae; silver surface plasmon resonance peak; absorption maxima; nanoparticle particle size distribution; size 50 nm to 120 nm; larvicidal activity performance; time 2.5 h; larvicidal property; larvicidal effect; silver nanoparticle

Subjects: Other methods of nanofabrication; Structure of solid clusters, nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanostructured materials; Nanotechnology applications in biomedicine; Biomedical materials

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