Mariappan T
India
Research Article
Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Morinda tinctoria Leaf Extract
and their Larvicidal Activity against Aedes aegypti Linnaeus 1762
Author(s): Ramesh Kumar K, Nattuthurai, Gopinath P and Mariappan TRamesh Kumar K, Nattuthurai, Gopinath P and Mariappan T
Mosquitoes include the major vector population for the transmission of many diseases for global mortality and morbidity with increased resistance to common insecticides. Aedes aegypti vector of dengue is spread into many parts of the globe, a study intend to investigate the efficacy of the leaf extract of Morinda tinctoria and silver nanoparticles (AgNps) synthesized using M. tinctoria against the third instar larvae of Ae. aegypti. AgNps were synthesized from leaf extract of M. tinctoria and its effects against 3rd instar larvae of Ae. aegypti were evaluated in the laboratory. The produced nanoparticles were subjected to different analysis include UV-Vis spectroscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Fourier Transform Infrared Radiation (FTIR) spectroscopy. Both The leaf extract and the synthesized Ag.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7439.1000242