2.3. Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using BPE
The source of silver was silver nitrate (AgNO3) in distilled
water. Typical reaction mixtures contained 1 ml of BPE
(equivalent to 6.8 mg dry weight) in 50 ml of silver nitrate
solution (1 mM) unless otherwise stated. The reaction mixture
was incubated in the dark at 30 C to avoid the photo activation
of silver nitrate under static conditions. Banana peels
extract as well as silver nitrate solution (1 mM) were used as
control. All experiments were carried out in triplicates and
representative data is presented here.