Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles using Hybanthusenneaspermus Plant Extract against Nosocomial Pathogens with Nanofinished Antimicrobial Cotton Fabric


Authored by Sankareswaran M

Nosocomial infection is defined as an infection which develops 48 hours after hospital admission or within 48 hours after being discharged that was not incubating at the time of admission at hospital. Nosocomial infections (NI) are frequent complications of hospitalizations. The issue has been recognized for more than a century as a critical problem affecting the quality of health care and a principal source of adverse outcomes. Medicinal plants are plants containing inherent active ingredients used to cure disease or relieve pain. The main objective of this research is to impart antimicrobial finish to cotton fabrics and to produce medical apparel from the finished fabrics. Thus the present study provided different products of medical importance, which could be used in different medical and healthcare applications. This work we investigated cost effective and environment friendly antibacterial properties of cotton fibers loaded with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized from natural plant extracts as a reducing and capping agent.

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