Synthesis and characterization of Cuscuta reflexa (Roxb.) aqueous extract mediated silver nanoparticles

Abstract

Nanoparticles (NPs) and nanostructured materials (NSMs) represent an active area of research with full expansion in many applications such as engineering, electronics, pharmaceuticals etc. NPs and NSMs have gained prominence in technological advancements due to their marvellous physicochemical characteristics such as melting point, wettability, electrical and thermal conductivity, catalytic activity, great adsorption capacity with ligands, stability in biological solution, light absorption and scattering resulting in enhanced performance over their bulk counterparts.1,2