Rapid formation of silver nanoparticles in matcha tea and its bactericidal effect against Escherichia coli
摘要
Rapid formation of silver nanoparticles in matcha tea solution was obtained. Four samples were synthesized at different temperatures (23 °C, 40 °C, 60 °C, and 80 °C) with a 10 mM of AgNO3 in dissolution with 2.5 mg/mL of matcha tea. The most rapid nanoparticle formation was obtained by using 80 °C on the synthesis. In fact, micrographs showed a huge number of nanoparticles with a mean size of 13.5 nm. Nanoparticles presented good activity bactericidal against Escherichia coli.
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