Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using raphanus sativus extract

In the last few years there has been an increasing impact on materials and surface science by the research on the synthesis and modification of nanoparticles [1]. Noble metal nanoparticles such as gold, silver and platinum are widely applied in medicinal applications and nanotechnology is emerging as a rapidly growing field with its application in science and technology [2]. Nanoparticles are clusters of atoms in the size range of 1-100 nm. The metallic nanoparticles are most promising as they show good antibacterial properties due to their large surface area to volume ratio, which is coming up as the current interest in the researchers due to the growing microbial resistance against metal ions, antibiotics and the development of resistant strains [3].