<I>Cicer arietinum</I> Leaf Extract Mediated Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Screening of Their Antimicrobial Activity

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles have received substantial attention for various reasons—like magnetic and optical property, electrical conductivity, catalysis, antimicrobial activities. The use of silver and other metal ions for their sustained antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral effects has also been evaluated. Silver nanoparticles synthesized from wet chemical method are quite often toxic and flammable, while green chemical approach for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles provides an opportunity for large scale production of nanoparticles without any conflicting effect. This process is simple, rapid, economic and environment friendly, so in this study we have synthesized Ag NPs from Cicer arietinum leaf extract, characterized using UV-Vis spectrophotometer, FTIR, XRD, SEM, EDS, AFM and evaluated its antimicrobial activity.