What is it about?
The main point of the work was the analysis of available data concerning toxicity of green synthesized silver nanoparticles in cancer cell cultures. We discussed the silver nanoparticle sinthesis using biological extracts and toxicity of such particles on cancer cells.
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Why is it important?
It could be important because of the growing trend of green synthesis of nanoparticles (i.e. synthesis using plant, fungal and microbial extracts which is supposed to be more ecologically acceptable and simple). Besides obvious antimicrobial properties, silver nanoparticles possess anticancerous activity to some extent. There is a need for stricter evaluation of the data that could be obtained concerning anticancer activity of silver nanoparticles.
Perspectives
There will be more issues and obsctacles in the way of developing any anticancer nanoparticles. But it is important to establish a system to evaluate this nanoparticle activity. Our publication could be useful to solve some contradictions which are still present in literature.
Mr Said I Kaba
Institute of general pathology and pathophysiology
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This page is a summary of: Toxicity of silver nanoparticles obtained by bioreduction as studied on malignant cells, January 2016, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-42863-7.00015-3.
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