Rudraksha Assisted Generation of Silver Nanoparticles for Integrated Application in the Biomedical Landscape

ABSTRACT Today, there is a call for environmentally-friendly, cost-effective technique to eliminate the use of harsh, toxic reagents and minimize hazardous by-products. We thus allocated to synthesize silver nanoparticles through a green route graced with the mystical properties of five faceted beads of the plant Elaeocarpus granitrus Roxb., the Rudraksha. Positive feature of the Rudraksha bead is that it does not degrade, degenerate, or disintegrate; the same bead can be repeatedly intervened for flabbergasting generation of nanoparticles umpteen times bestowing approximately similar results. The nanoparticles were involved for development of bionanocomposite using chitosan matrix. Various techniques were used for characterization. Antimicrobial assay was completed.