Synthesis and Characterization of Polyethylene Glycol Mediated Silver Nanoparticles by the Green Method

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Kamyar Shameli¹  Mansor Bin Ahmad¹  Seyed Davoud Jazayeri³  Sajjad Sedaghat²  Parvaneh Shabanzadeh²  Hossein Jahangirian¹  Mahnaz Mahdavi¹ 

[1] Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; E-Mails:;Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Malard Branch 3169153174, Iran; E-Mails:;Institute of BioSciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; E-Mail:

关键词: silver nanoparticles;    green chemistry;    polyethylene glycol;    transmission electron microscopy;    reaction time effect;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms13066639

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The roles of green chemistry in nanotechnology and nanoscience fields are very significant in the synthesis of diverse nanomaterials. Herein, we report a green chemistry method for synthesized colloidal silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) in polymeric media. The colloidal Ag NPs were synthesized in an aqueous solution using silver nitrate, polyethylene glycol (PEG), and β-D-glucose as a silver precursor, stabilizer, and reducing agent, respectively. The properties of synthesized colloidal Ag NPs were studied at different reaction times. The ultraviolet-visible spectra were in excellent agreement with the obtained nanostructure studies performed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and their size distributions. The Ag NPs were characterized by utilizing X-ray diffraction (XRD), zeta potential measurements and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR). The use of green chemistry reagents, such as glucose, provides green and economic features to this work.

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