dc.contributor.advisor | Madiehe, Abram | |
dc.contributor.author | Nsumpi, Aurelie Ngalula | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-21T08:52:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-21T08:52:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-01-08 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/10779 | |
dc.description | >Magister Scientiae - MSc | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The global health concern pertaining the rapid spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has led
to a rise in mortality rate caused by infectious diseases that have become difficult to treat due to
the misuse and lack of novel antibiotics. Nanotechnology is one innovative approach that has
the potential to eradicate the burden of AMR with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) well known for
their antibacterial properties. Currently, AgNPs can be synthesised using a greener approach
which makes use of the phytoconstituents in plants providing more advantages over the
conventional chemical synthesis methods (i.e rapid, cost-effective, safer for the environment and
sustainable) also enhancing the antioxidant properties of AgNPs for the treatment of
degenerative diseases caused by oxidative stress. Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis indica) berries
have been used to treat cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure and heart failure and are
known to have high content of polyphenols which are involved in bioreduction of metal-based
NPs (MNPs) with enhanced bio-activities | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Western Cape | en_US |
dc.subject | Silver nanoparticles | en_US |
dc.subject | Rhaphiolepis indica | en_US |
dc.subject | Indian Hawthorn | en_US |
dc.subject | Green synthesis | en_US |
dc.subject | Antimicrobial resistance | en_US |
dc.title | Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Indian hawthorn (rhaphiolepis indica) and the investigation of their antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic effects | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | University of Western Cape | en_US |