An evidence-based environmental perspective of manufactured silver nanoparticle in syntheses and applications: A systematic review and critical appraisal of peer-reviewed scientific papers

Most recently, renewed interest has arisen in manufactured silver nanomaterials because of their unusually enhanced physicochemical properties and biological activities compared to the bulk parent materials. A wide range of applications has emerged in consumer products ranging from disinfecting medi...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 2010-02, Vol.408 (5), p.999-1006
Main Authors: Tolaymat, Thabet M., El Badawy, Amro M., Genaidy, Ash, Scheckel, Kirk G., Luxton, Todd P., Suidan, Makram
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Bimetals
Environmental Pollution
Evidence–based approach
Exact sciences and technology
Format
Global environmental pollution
Metal Nanoparticles - chemistry
Nanocomposites
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticle
Nanoparticles
Nanostructure
Nanotechnology - methods
Particle Size
Pollution
Risk Assessment
Silver
Silver - chemistry
Syntheses
Synthesis
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Summary:Most recently, renewed interest has arisen in manufactured silver nanomaterials because of their unusually enhanced physicochemical properties and biological activities compared to the bulk parent materials. A wide range of applications has emerged in consumer products ranging from disinfecting medical devices and home appliances to water treatment. Because the hypothesized mechanisms that govern the fate and transport of bulk materials may not directly apply to materials at the nanoscale, there are great concerns in the regulatory and research communities about potential environmental impacts associated with the use of silver nanoparticles. In particular, the unlimited combinations of properties emerging from the syntheses and applications of silver nanoparticles are presenting an urgent need to document the predominant salt precursors, reducing agents and stabilizing agents utilized in the synthesis processes of silver nanoparticles to guide the massive efforts required for environmental risk assessment and management. The primary objective of this study is to present an evidence-based environmental perspective of silver nanoparticle properties in syntheses and applications. The following specific aims are designed to achieve the study objective: Aim 1 — to document the salt precursors and agents utilized in synthesizing silver nanoparticles; Aim 2 — to determine the characteristics of silver nanoparticles currently in use in the scientific literature when integrated in polymer matrices to form nanocomposites and combined with other metal nanoparticles to form bimetallic nanoparticles; Aim 3 — to provide a summary of the morphology of silver nanoparticles; and (4) Aim 4 — to provide an environmental perspective of the evidence presented in Aims 1 to 3. A comprehensive electronic search of scientific databases was conducted in support of the study objectives. Specific inclusion criteria were applied to gather the most pertinent research articles. Data and information extraction relied on the type of synthesis methods, that is, synthesized silver nanoparticles in general and specific applications, nanocomposites, and bimetallic techniques. The following items were gathered for: type of silver salt, solvent, reducing agent, stabilizing agent, size, and type of application/nanocomposite/bimetallic, and template (for nanocomposites). The description of evidence was presented in tabular format. The critical appraisal was analyzed in graphical format and discus
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.11.003