Plant Mediated Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles for Burn Wound Infections

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<div>Infections and burn wounds are a major issue for people with diabetes.For</div><div>many years, traditional antibiotics have been used for the treatment of wound infections</div><div>and now it is required to find some new approaches since they have reached a critical</div><div>status. Metallic nanoparticles are known as a developing group of functional materials,</div><div>changing all of the human life domains. Among them, silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs)</div><div>are important due to their exceptional biological, physical and chemical properties and</div><div>then associated applications. In recent decades, several studies have been completed for</div><div>the development of green synthesis methods for Ag-NPs to avoid the traditional use of</div><div>dangerous synthetic chemicals. The green fabrication of Ag-NPs using plant extracts is</div><div>considered as a non-hazardous, low-cost, and eco-friendly technique, along with the</div><div>presentation of a wide range of biomolecules in such extracts that can act as reducing</div><div>and capping agents. Plant-mediated Ag-NPs embedded in wound dressings promote the</div><div>healing process of wounds and control microorganism growth. This chapter focuses on</div><div>the plant-mediated synthesis of Ag-NPs and their use in wound healing applications. </div>