On the basis of the available literature, we hypothesize aloe
leaves that are inherently rich in polymers such as lignin, hemicellulose
and pectins could be used in the synthesis of silver
nanoparticles [7]. In the present paper, we demonstrated a hitherto
unreported green biological route for the synthesis of silver
nanoparticles using an extract derived from aloe leaves. The
nanoparticles were characterized by UV–visible spectroscopy, XRD
and TEM analysis. An application of these biologically synthesized
nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents were also discussed