A group of researchers used the aqueous extract of white potato peel to create a novel way to synthesize silver nanoparticles. The study’s authors report that Staphylococcus aureus and other antibiotic-resistant strains were used to test the nanoparticles’ antibacterial efficacy.

As part of an international study collaboration, scientists from Tyumen Medical University (TMU) in Western Siberia have created silver nanoparticles using potatoes. The validity of this approach of synthesizing nanoparticles for use in medicine was confirmed by the authors of the work, who reported that silver nanoparticles derived from an aqueous extract of white potato peel had antibacterial and cytotoxic capabilities against a range of pathogenic microorganisms in an experimental setting.

From biomedicine to microelectronics, metallic nanoparticles are significant in a wide range of scientific and technical fields. However, the environmental cost of its manufacturing is significant.

Nowadays, there are three categories of technologies available for creating metal nanoparticles, particularly those of silver: chemical, physical, and biological. According to TMU experts, biosynthesis appears to be the most promising way to boost the production of nanoparticles because it is less expensive, more environmentally friendly, and more compatible with living things than chemical and physical methods, which also demand large energy and financial investments and harm the environment.

According to university specialists, agricultural waste can be used for the production of nanoparticles to preserve the carbon balance in ecosystems and minimize crop area.