Facile synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Calotropis procera leaves: unraveling biological and electrochemical potentials

• Published in: Discover nano Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 139 - 21
• Main Authors: Nagime, Pooja V., Shaikh, Nishat M., Shaikh, Sohel B., Lokhande, Chandrakant D., Patil, Vinod V., Shafi, Sheeba, Syukri, Dwi Marlina, Chidrawar, Vijay R., Kumar, Ashwini, Singh, Sudarshan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 03.09.2024; Springer Nature B.V; Springer
• Subjects: Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Antimicrobial; Antimicrobial resistance; Biological properties; Biomedical materials; Biomimetics; Calotropis procera; Chemical synthesis; Chemistry and Materials Science; Copper sulfides; Diabetes mellitus; Drug resistance; Electrochemical analysis; Electrochemical capacitive device; Electrochemistry; Electrodes; Electronic systems; Energy storage; Fungicides; Global health; Materials Science; Microorganisms; Molecular Medicine; Nanochemistry; Nanoparticles; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Pathogens; Plant extracts; Power factor; Public health; Silver; Silver nanoparticles; Specific energy; Spectroscopy; Stainless steels; Substrates; Supercapacitor; Supercapacitors; Zeta potential; Antimicrobial; Supercapacitor; Electrochemical capacitive device; Silver nanoparticles; Antibiotic resistance; Calotropis procera
• ISSN: 2731-9229; 1931-7573; 2731-9229; 1556-276X
• DOI: 10.1186/s11671-024-04090-w

The alarming rise of pathogen antibiotic resistance presents a major global health challenge and demands a novel way to control the microbial infections. Simultaneously, nanotechnology has found numerous uses in electrical as well as electronic systems, including timing, filtering, power factor adaptation, and capacitors for energy storage. This work investigates the synthesis and characterization of a silver nanoparticle (AgNPs) utilizing Calotropis procera (CPL) leaf extract. The optimization of synthesis process and the reduction of nanoparticles (NPs) were validated by UV–visible spectroscopy. AgNPs' was exhaustively characterized for morphology, crystallinity, zeta-potential, and structural properties. The produced NPs demonstrated a wide range of characteristics, such as antioxidant, antidiabetic, antibacterial, and antifungal effects. Furthermore, remarkable electrochemical performance was indicated by the CPL-AgNPs electrode, which has mesoporous, clustered sphere-shaped particles onto a flexible stainless-steel substrate. This highlights the electrode's potential in energy storage applications. Copper monosulfide served as the anode and CPL-AgNPs as the cathode electrode in tested hybrid supercapacitor devices, which proved remarkable specific capacitances, high specific energy, and exceptionally high specific power. In order to address the twin challenges of antimicrobial resistance alongside advanced energy storage, this study provides a novel and thorough analysis of the basic electrochemistry as well biological properties of AgNPs, clarifying their potential storage of charges mechanisms and biomedical applications. Graphical abstract Highlights CPL-AgNPs exhibited improved biomimetic attributes. Antibiotic resistance against pathogens were challenged through use of CPL-AgNPs. Supercapacitor application of facile synthesized AgNPs for the first time demonstrated improved physical application.