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Properties, synthesis and toxicity of silver nanoparticles

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Silver nanoparticles are actually used in several industrial sectors and end up in the environment, thus inducing a possible toxicity for living organisms. This article reviews the properties, synthesis and toxicology of silver nanoparticles, with focus on the toxicity for insects such as Bombyx mori.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, 626 124, India

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  2. Department of Environmental Biotechnology, School of Environmental Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India

    Jeyaraj Pandiarajan & Muthukalingan Krishnan

  3. Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Science, Central University of Rajasthan, NH-8, Bandar Sindri, Dist. Ajmer, Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India

    Muthukalingan Krishnan

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Pandiarajan, J., Krishnan, M. Properties, synthesis and toxicity of silver nanoparticles. Environ Chem Lett 15, 387–397 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-017-0624-4

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