Synthesis of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles Using Antioxidants from ...

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Synthesis of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles Using Antioxidants from Blackberry, Blueberry, Pomegranate and Turmeric Extracts Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda1*, Nidhi Iyanna2, Jacob Lalley1,3, Changseok Han3, Dionysios D. Dionysiou3 and Rajender S. Varma4* 1

US Environmental Protection Agency, ORD, NRMRL, WSWRD, TTEB, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268 2 William Mason High School, Mason OH 45040

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Environmental Engineering and Science Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012 4 Sustainable Technology Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, MS 443, Cincinnati, OH 45268 [email protected]; [email protected]

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Figure S1. (a) and (b) show the Energy dispersive X-ray analysis of (EDX) AgNPs produced using blackberry and pomegranate, respectively.

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Figure S2. Particle size distribution of selected nanoparticles: (a) Ag blueberry, (b) Au blueberry, (c) Ag blackberry, (e) Ag pomegranate, (f) Au pomegranate, (g) Ag turmeric, (h) Au turmeric, (i) Ag green tea, and (j) Au green tea.

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