@article { ISI:000352315600048,
	title = {Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles by using ganoderma-mushroom extract},
	journal = {Modern Physics Letters B},
	volume = {29},
	number = {6-7, SI},
	year = {2015},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {1540047},
	publisher = {WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD},
	address = {5 TOH TUCK LINK, SINGAPORE 596224, SINGAPORE},
	abstract = {<p>Present study reports the biochemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) from aqueous medium by using the extract of medicinal mushroom Ganoderma, as a reducing and stabilizing agents. The Ag-NPs are prepared at room temperature by the reduction of Ag+ to Ag in aqueous solution of AgNO3. The resultant particles are characterized by using UV-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurement techniques. The formation of Ag-NPs is confirmed by recording the UV-visible absorption spectra for surface plasmon resonance (SPR) where peak around 427 nm. The prominent changes observed in FTIR spectra supported the reduction of Ag+ to Ag. The morphological features of Ag-NPs are evaluated from HRTEM. The spherical Ag-NPs are observed in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies. The particle size distribution is found to be nearly uniform with average particle size of 2 nm. The Ag-NPs aged for 15, 30, 60 and 120 days showed no profound effect on the position of SPR peak in UV-visible studies, indicating the protecting/capping ability of medicinal mushroom Ganoderma in the synthesis of AgNPs.</p>},
	keywords = {Biosynthesis, Ganoderma, medicinal mushroom, silver nanoparticles, UV-visible spectroscopy},
	issn = {0217-9849},
	doi = {10.1142/S0217984915400473},
	author = {Ekar, S. U. and Khollam, Y. B. and Koinkar, Pankaj M. and Mirji, S. A. and Mane, R. S. and Naushad, M. and Jadhav, S. S.}
}
