Harnessing Tolypothrix sp. A-8 for biogenic synthesis of silver oxide nanoparticles (AgONPs) for multifunctional biomedical applications
Muhammad Kaleem, Lubna Anjum Minhas, Amber Jabeen, Muhammad Abdullah, Ghulam Mustafa Bajwa, Hafiz Muhammad Umer Farooqi, Dovran Shamamedov, Abdul Samad Mumtaz · 2026
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Muhammad Kaleem and co-authors present a 2026 journal article on making silver oxide nanoparticles, extremely small particles, with help from a living organism. They used an extract of Tolypothrix, a blue-green cyanobacterium rich in natural chemicals. Those chemicals build the particles and coat them, avoiding harsh factory methods.
The team tuned time, temperature, acidity, and dose to get the best yield, then checked the particles with several instruments. In lab tests the particles killed the parasite behind leishmaniasis, a skin and organ disease, at low doses. They also slowed colorectal cancer cells, fought oxidation, calmed inflammation, and blocked several bacteria and a fungus. Tests on blood cells and shrimp larvae suggested the particles were fairly gentle at moderate doses.
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| CREATOR | Muhammad Kaleem, Lubna Anjum Minhas, Amber Jabeen, Muhammad Abdullah, Ghulam Mustafa Bajwa, Hafiz Muhammad Umer Farooqi, Dovran Shamamedov, Abdul Samad Mumtaz |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 65999 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |