Amutha Prabakar

Department of Analytics

School of Computer Science and Engineering

Vellore Campus

Suseem S-R

Department of Chemistry

School of Advanced Sciences

Kamaraj C

Deepak P

Balasubramani G

Karthi S

Aiswarya D

Vimalkumar E

Mathivanan D

Muthu-Pandian C.K

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Synthesis of metal nanoparticles (NPs) using plant extracts as reducing agents is of great interest due to its ease and environmental friendly process. Reports show biogenic green synthesis reaction times in forming gold metal nanoparticles (Au NPs) varying from minutes to several hours. In this article, an instantaneous (less than 10 s) method for the green synthesis of gold NPs using aqueous extract of Terminalia bellirica as a reducing and stabilising agent has been reported. Formation of Au NPs was instantaneous and confirmed by UV-Vis spectroscopy where surface plasmon resonance band centred at 530 nm. Formation of anisotropic Au NPs was evidenced from transmission electron microscope studies. High levels of polyphenols in T. bellirica were responsible for the rapid reduction and stabilisation. The Au NPs did not display toxicity when tested by the brine shrimp (Artemia salina) assay. © 2014 Copyright Taylor &amp; Francis Group, LLC.

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Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Gold nanoparticles byTerminalia belliricaaqueous extract – a rapid green method

Environment International

Botanical essential oils and uses as mosquitocides and repellents against dengue

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Development of an eco-friendly mosquitocidal agent from Alangium salvifolium against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti and its biosafety on the aquatic predator

Industrial Crops and Products

Acute and sub-lethal toxicity of eight essential oils of commercial interest against the filariasis mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus and the housefly Musca domestica

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Novel and environmental friendly approach; Impact of Neem (Azadirachta indica) gum nano formulation (NGNF) on Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) and Spodoptera litura (Fab.)

Target and non-target toxicity of fern extracts against mosquito vectors and beneficial aquatic organisms

Journal	Data powered by TypesetEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Publisher	Data powered by TypesetElsevier BV
ISSN	0147-6513
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