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May 2018 Vol.6 No.4

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Merit Research Journal of Microbiology and Biological Sciences (ISSN: 2408-7076) Vol. 6(4) pp. 035-042, May, 2018

Review

Updated trends on antimicrobial action of Silver nanoparticles

Hind A. A. Al-Zahrani

Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

E-mail. Haaalzahrani5@uj.edu.sa
Tel.: +966500102388

Accepted May 07, 2018

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely spread worldwide from many centuries and are extremely used in industry, cosmetics, food packaging for its proposed antimicrobial activities. Many reports referred to the great value of AgNPs in many faces. This review focused on antimicrobial activities of AgNPs, subjecting briefly to their synthesis, with a special focus on different mechanisms of action and factors affecting these activities as antimicrobial agent.

Key words: Silver nanoparticles, Mechanism, Antimicrobial agent