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ArticleRSC advances2025

Phytochemical-assisted synthesis, optimization, and characterization of silver nanoparticles for antimicrobial activity.

Cynthia A Gwada, Prince S Ndivhuwo, Kabo Matshetshe, Emily Aradi, Phumlane Mdluli, Nosipho Moloto, Francis Otieno, Mildred Airo

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Article in RSC advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Cynthia A GwadaSchool of Physical and Biological Sciences, Maseno University Private Bag, Maseno Kenya mildredairo@gmail.com +25 4714979279 +27 73 761 0875.
Prince S NdivhuwoHealth Platform, Advanced Materials Division, Mintek 200 Malibongwe Drive South Africa.
Kabo MatshetsheDSI/Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Mintek 200 Malibongwe Dr, Praegville, Randburg 2194 South Africa.
Emily AradiHenry Royce Institute, University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK.
Phumlane MdluliHealth Platform, Advanced Materials Division, Mintek 200 Malibongwe Drive South Africa.
Nosipho MolotoMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand Private Bag 3, Wits, 2050 South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3976-6674
Francis OtienoSchool of Physical and Biological Sciences, Maseno University Private Bag, Maseno Kenya mildredairo@gmail.com +25 4714979279 +27 73 761 0875.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-7767
Mildred AiroSchool of Physical and Biological Sciences, Maseno University Private Bag, Maseno Kenya mildredairo@gmail.com +25 4714979279 +27 73 761 0875.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8443-978X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bacteria poses a major global health threat, compounded by the limited development of new antibiotics. To address this challenge, alternative strategies, including nanoparticle-based therapies, are being explored. This study investigates the antimicrobial properties of green-synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) derived from leaf extracts of

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PMID40313322
PMCPMC12044413

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