Abstract
Silver and gold nanoparticles (NPs) attract great attention nowadays because of their unique characteristics that entitle them for various biomedical applications. However, there is still a need for successful green synthesis methods for these two metal NPs, especially in a hybrid form, as well-established protocols. On the other hand, chitosan (Cs) is a polysaccharide of great promise for green synthesis of metal NPs, especially in the presence of some plant/fruit extracts. Together, Cs and the appropriate natural products in the extracts play the roles of both capping and reducing agents toward the green synthesis and stabilization of the silver/gold hybrid NPs. In this chapter, we introduce a well-established protocol for the green synthesis of Cs-Ag/Au hybrid NPs which could incorporate a therapeutic agent. In this approach, Cs plays the role of a carrier for the therapeutic agent, in addition to its capping/reducing contributions.
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El-Sherbiny, I.M., Sedki, M. (2019). Green Synthesis of Chitosan-Silver/Gold Hybrid Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. In: Weissig, V., Elbayoumi, T. (eds) Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2000. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9516-5_7
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