NANOSILVER - AN EFFECTIVE ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT FOR FINISHING OF TEXTILES

This review presents an overview about antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles and then various synthesis approaches such as physical, chemical and biological methods. Silver has been in use since ancient time in the form of metallic silver, silver nitrate, silver sulfadiazine for the treatment of burns, wounds and several bacterial infections. Metallic silver in the form of silver nanoparticles has made a remarkable comeback as a potential antimicrobial agent. The use of silver nanoparticles is also important, as several pathogenic bacteria have developed resistance against various antibiotics. Hence, silver nanoparticles have emerged up with diverse medical applications.