Mimosa pudica Flower Extract Mediated Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles
Krishnaprabha Mapala and Manjunatha Pattabi
The use of Mimosa pudica flower extract in the synthesis of highly stable gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is reported here. On treatment of aqueous chloroauric acid with crude aqueous extract of Mimosa pudica flowers, rapid reduction of Au3+ ions at room temperature was observed without the need of any additional reducing or stabilizing agent.