Bimetallic Nanoparticles – Expanding Grassroots in Medical Health Care through Enhanced Microbial Resistance

Abstract

Nanotechnology has spawned a slew of new research and application opportunities. Bimetallic nanoparticles offer certain advantages over monometallic nanoparticles in magnetic and optical properties which have utmost requirement in medicinal industry for therapeutics and drug delivery system. The advantage of using a green synthesis technique results in increased stability and enhancement of many physical and chemical characteristics. Green synthesis has the benefit of being able to replace existing physical and chemical processes. Different monometallic nanoparticles have already been tested. Researchers are working on even trimetallic nanoparticles in present scenario. In the present investigation research cum review article, we have randomly selected medicinal plants available in campus itself as lockdown conditions were prevalent all over the country.The bimetallic Cu-Zn nanoparticles were synthesized using mostly leaves as plant parts, from these selected plant materials.The Cu-Zn nanoparticles were confirmed by their synthesis, using visual color change along with UV visible spectroscopy techniques. The nanoparticles after confirmation were opted further for testing their efficacy against standard pathogens for plants viz Terminalia, Tecoma and Solanum nigrum.The results have been promising and significant giving zones bigger in size than 20 mm.The research is ongoing to reveal further the inherent potential of medicinal plants to act as alternative agents for antimicrobial potential.