Journal
JOURNAL OF NANOELECTRONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS
Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 268-271Publisher
AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1166/jno.2011.1166
Keywords
Laminaria Japonica; Brown Algae; Aqueous Extract; Green Chemistry; Gold Nanoparticles
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In this study, the extracellular biosynthesis of self-assembled gold nanoparticles (GNPs) was accomplished using the aqueous extract of the brown algae Laminaria japonica. The optical, physical, and chemical properties of the GNPs were investigated to identify their average shape and size, crystal nature, and surface chemistry, via UV-visible spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The sizes of the spherical self-assembled cores of the GNPs ranged from 15 to 20 nm. The XRD patterns showed a (111) preferential orientation and the crystalline nature of the GNPs. The results of the FTIR analysis suggested that the peptides and/or proteins carried out the dual function of effective Au-III reduction and successful capping of the GNPs. Thus, the biomolecular synthesis, stabilization, and self-assembly of the GNPs by L. japonica extract can be an example of green chemistry and extracellular biomineralization.
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