Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Pecan Nut (<i>Carya illinoinensis</i>) Shell Extracts and Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial Activity

• Main Authors: Alberto Antonio Neira-Vielma (Author), Héctor Iván Meléndez-Ortiz (Author), Josué Israel García-López (Author), Saúl Sanchez-Valdes (Author), Mario Alberto Cruz-Hernández (Author), Josefina Guadalupe Rodríguez-González (Author), Sonia Noemí Ramírez-Barrón (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nowadays, the increase in bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics has become a real threat to the human health, forcing researchers to develop new strategies. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) may be a viable solution to this problem. The green synthesis of AgNPs is considered a green, ecological and...