Marcia Regina Franzolin
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Daniella dos Santos Courrol
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Karina de oliveira Gonçalves
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Lilia Coronato Courrol
Abstract
Green synthesis using plant extract is a sustainable method to obtain silver and gold nanoparticles (Ag and AuNPs) and was employed in this work. The Eugenia uniflora L. fruits and leaves extracts were used in nanoparticles synthesis. The photoreduction process with a xenon lamp and pH control improved optical properties and nanoparticles stability. The UV-vis, TEM, FTIR, and Zeta potential of the prepared solutions were obtained. The fluorescence spectra of Ag and AuNPs were investigated at different excitation wavelengths, which showed two kinds of fluorescence peaks. The shorter wavelength peaks red-shift with the increasing excitation wavelength, which results from the electron interband transitions, and the longer fixed wavelength peaks due to the local field enhancement. Finally, the antimicrobial tests were performed with Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and Candida albicans. The best results were obtained with EuAgNPs prepared with fruits extract, photoreduction, and pH 7.0 (with a mean of 95.12% ± 10.29% of inhibition).