Bio-mediated synthesis, characterization and cytotoxicity of gold nanoparticles

• DOI: 10.1039/c5cp01619c
• Publication Date: 2015-09-28T11:31:39Z
• Authors: Magdalena Klekotko; Katarzyna Matczyszyn; Jakub Siednienko; Joanna Olesiak-Ba...; Krzysztof Pawlik; Marek Samoc
• Keywords: Chloroauric acid; Characterization

We report here a “green” approach for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) in which the<italic>Mentha piperita</italic>extract was applied bioreduction chloroauric acid and stabilization formed nanostructures.