Single step green synthesis of stable nickel and nickel oxide nanoparticles from Calotropis gigantea : Catalytic and antimicrobial potentials

Ahmed, 2016, A review on plants extract mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles for antimicrobial applications: a green expertise, J. Adv. Res., 7, 17, 10.1016/j.jare.2015.02.007 Angajala, 2014, A review on nickel nanoparticles as effective therapeutic agents for inflammation, Inflamm. Cell Signal., 1 Antonietti, 2016, Small is beautiful: challenges and perspectives of Nano/Meso/Microscience, Small Babu, 2011, Synthesis of AgNPs using the extract of Calotropis procera flower at room temperature, Mater. Lett., 65, 1675, 10.1016/j.matlet.2011.02.071 Baskaralingam, 2012, Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles through Calotropis gigantea leaf extracts and evaluation of antibacterial activity against Vibrio alginolyticus, Nanotechnol. Dev., 2, 3, 10.4081/nd.2012.e3 Brogstron, 2005, J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 22928, 10.1021/jp054034a Carenco, 2010, Controlled design of size-tunable monodisperse nickel nanoparticles, Chem. Mater., 22, 1340, 10.1021/cm902007g Chen, 2014, Plant-mediated synthesis of size-controllable Ni nanoparticles with alfalfa extract, Mater. Lett., 122, 166, 10.1016/j.matlet.2014.02.028 D’Addato, 2014, Controlled growth of Ni/NiO core–shell nanoparticles: structure, morphology and tuning of magnetic properties, Appl. Surf. Sci., 306, 2, 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.02.060 Das, 2012, Microwave-mediated rapid synthesis of gold nanoparticles Using Calotropis procera latex and study of optical properties, ISRN Nanomater., 2012, 10.5402/2012/650759 Davar, 2009, Nanoparticles Ni and NiO: Synthesis, characterization and magnetic properties, J. Alloys Compd., 476, 797, 10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.09.121 Davar, 2009, Nanoparticles Ni and NiO: synthesis, characterization and magnetic properties, J. Alloys Compd., 476, 797, 10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.09.121 El-Safty, 2012, Multidirectional porous NiO nanoplatelet-like mosaics as catalysts for green chemical transformations, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 123, 162, 10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.04.021 Farzaneh, 2013, Green synthesis and characterization of Ni/NiO magnetic nanoparticles in water, J. Ceram. Process. Res., 14, 673 Gan, 2012, Potential of plant as a biological factory to synthesize gold and silver nanoparticles and their applications, Rev. Environ. Sci. Bio/Technol., 11, 169, 10.1007/s11157-012-9278-7 Harne, 2012, Novel route for rapid biosynthesis of copper nanoparticles using aqueous extract of Calotropis procera L. latex and their cytotoxicity on tumor cells, Colloids Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 95, 284, 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.03.005 Haswell, 2003, Green chemistry: synthesis in micro reactors, Green Chem., 5, 240, 10.1039/b210539j Hyeon, 2003, Chemical synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles, Chem. Commun., 8, 927, 10.1039/b207789b Inokawa, 2013, Synthesis of nickel nanoparticles with excellent thermal stability in micropores of zeolite, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 38, 13579, 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.08.027 Kaid, 2014, Preparation, microstructural and optical Characterization of NiO nanoparticles, Phys. Sci. Int. J., 4, 1100, 10.9734/PSIJ/2014/11068 Karmhag, 2000, Oxidation kinetics of nickel particles: comparison between free particles and particles in an oxide matrix, Sol. Energy, 68, 329, 10.1016/S0038-092X(00)00025-6 Kowshik, 2002, Extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticles by a silver-tolerant yeast strain MKY3, Nanotechnology, 14, 95, 10.1088/0957-4484/14/1/321 Kreyling, 2010, A complementary definition of nanomaterial, Nano Today, 5, 165, 10.1016/j.nantod.2010.03.004 Krishnamurthy, 2014 Lucchini, 2014, Continuous synthesis of nickel nanopowders: characterization, process optimization, and catalytic properties, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 156, 404, 10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.03.045 Makarov, V., Love, A., Sinitsyna, O., Makarova, S., Yaminsky, I., Taliansky, M., & Kalinina, N. (2014). Green nanotechnologies: synthesis of metal nanoparticles using plants. Acta Naturae , 6, 120. Mariam, 2014, Bio-Synthesis of NiO and Ni nanoparticles and their characterization, Dig. J. Nanomater. Biostruct., 9, 1007 Mittal, 2013, Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant extracts, Biotechnol. Adv., 31, 346, 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.01.003 Mnyusiwalla, 2003, ‘Mind the gap’: science and ethics in nanotechnology, Nanotechnology, 14, R9, 10.1088/0957-4484/14/3/201 Mohamed, 2014, Antimicrobial activity of latex silver nanoparticles using Calotropis procera, Asia. Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., 4, 876, 10.12980/APJTB.4.201414B216 Na, 2014, Evaluation of citrate-coated magnetic nanoparticles as draw solute for forward osmosis, Desalination, 347, 34, 10.1016/j.desal.2014.04.032 Narayanan, 2010, Biological synthesis of metal nanoparticles by microbes, Adv. Colloid Interface Sci., 156, 1, 10.1016/j.cis.2010.02.001 Pandian, 2015, Green synthesis of nickel nanoparticles using Ocimum sanctum and their application in dye and pollutant adsorption, Chin. J. Chem. Eng., 23, 1307, 10.1016/j.cjche.2015.05.012 Querejeta-Fernández, 2010, Urea-melt assisted synthesis of Ni/NiO nanoparticles exhibiting structural disorder and exchange bias, Chem. Mater., 22, 6529, 10.1021/cm1017823 Rajkuberan, 2015, Antibacterial and cytotoxic potential of silver nanoparticles synthesized using latex of Calotropis gigantea L, Spectrochim. Acta, Part A, 136, 924, 10.1016/j.saa.2014.09.115 Rautaray, 2003, Biosynthesis of CaCO3 crystals of complex morphology using a fungus and an actinomycete, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 14656, 10.1021/ja0374877 Saikia, 2010, Nickel oxide nanoparticles: a novel antioxidant, Colloids Surf. B: Biointerfaces, 78, 146, 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.02.016 Schabes-Retchkiman, 2006, Biosynthesis and characterization of Ti/Ni bimetallic nanoparticles, Opt. Mater., 29, 95, 10.1016/j.optmat.2006.03.014 Sharma, 2009, Influence of engineered nanoparticles from metals on the blood-brain barrier permeability, cerebral blood flow, brain edema and neurotoxicity. An experimental study in the rat and mice using biochemical and morphological approaches, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 9, 5055, 10.1166/jnn.2009.GR09 Sharma, 2015, Green synthesis of CuO nanoparticles with leaf extract of Calotropis gigantea and its dye-sensitized solar cells applications, J. Alloys Compd., 632, 321, 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.01.172 Sivakumar, 2011, Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Calotropis gigantean leaf, Afr. J. Basic Appl. Sci., 3, 265 Sudhasree, 2014, Synthesis of nickel nanoparticles by chemical and green route and their comparison in respect to biological effect and toxicity, Toxicol. Environ. Chem., 96, 743, 10.1080/02772248.2014.923148 Sudhasree, 2015, Desmodium gangeticum root aqueous extract mediated synthesis of ni nanoparticle and its biological evaluation, Int. J. Pharm. Pharm. Sci., 7, 141 Thema, 2016, Single phase Bunsenite NiO nanoparticles green synthesis by Agathosma betulina natural extract, J. Alloys Compd., 657, 655, 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.09.227 Thema, 2016, Single phase Bunsenite NiO nanoparticles green synthesis by Agathosma betulina natural extract, J. Alloys Compd., 657, 655, 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.09.227 Vidya, 2013, Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles by Calotropis gigantea, Int J Curr. Eng. Technol., 1, 118 Vigneshwaran, 2006, A novel one-pot ‘green’synthesis of stable silver nanoparticles using soluble starch, Carbohydr. Res., 341, 2012, 10.1016/j.carres.2006.04.042 Yan, 2009, Synthesis of longtime water/air-stable Ni nanoparticles and their high catalytic activity for hydrolysis of ammonia-borane for hydrogen generation, Inorg. Chem., 48, 7389, 10.1021/ic900921m Yuvakkumar, 2014, Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) peel extract assisted biomimetic synthesis of nickel oxide nanocrystals, Mater. Lett., 128, 170, 10.1016/j.matlet.2014.04.112