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Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effect of pH on the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Blumea lacera (Bl) leaf extract and their anti-inflammatory properties. TEM analysis showed that the synthesized materials had a spherical shape and particle sizes began to decrease from 28 nm to 16 nm as the pH increased from 8.0 to 11.0. AgNPs synthesized at pH 11 exhibited higher anti-inflammatory activity (∼92% inhibition) when compared with synthesized AgNPs at pH 8.0–10.0 (86–47% inhibition). A proposed mechanism for AgNPs formation under alkaline medium was also presented.
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