Evaluation of the catalytic, antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of the Convolvulus arvensis extract functionalized silver nanoparticles

- Rapid phytosynthesis of AgNPs was performed using Convolvulus arvensis leaf extract.
- AgNPs showed antibacterial activity against E. coli in both solid and liquid media.
- The presence of AgNPs inhibited the coagulation of human blood.
- Green synthesized AgNPs showed biofilm inhibition activity against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa.
- AgNPs act as high efficient catalyst in reduction of MB within 20 min.

In this study, a rapid green synthesis of the silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using leaves extract of Convolvulus arvensis was investigated. UV-Visible spectra showed the SPR band at around 430 nm which proved the AgNP formation. The reduction of silver ions to nanoparticles was completed within 150 min. Particle size analysis verified the formation of AgNPs with average size of 28 nm, while their PDI was 0.2. XRD patterns verified the crystalline nature of produced AgNPs. SEM images verified the presence of spherical nanoparticles with no evidence of aggregations. FTIR analysis verified the involvement of the phenolic compounds in AgNP formation. It was found that the biosynthesized AgNPs have the antibacterial activity against human pathogen E. coli. Also, nanoparticles exhibit biofilm degrading activity against both bacterial strains of S. aureus and P. aeruginosa. Furthermore, the synthesized AgNPs prevented the coagulation of blood samples. The accelerated reduction of methylene blue (MB) in the presence of AgNPs with rate constant of 0.108 min− 1, confirmed the catalytic potential of nanoparticles.

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