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A green, one-pot synthesis method using the novel cyanobacterium Cyanobium gracile PCC 6307 produces uniform silver nanoparticles that exhibit significant antibacterial and anticancer activities with low toxicity to normal cells. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The aim is to develop a sustainable method for synthesizing biologically active silver nanoparticles using cyanobacteria.

July 29, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Green synthesis of spheroid silver nanoparticles using cyanobacteria with multifunctional biological activities

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RHReham Samir HamidaOsaka University of Economics MAMohamed Abdelaal AliBrother Industries (Japan)MAMeshal Marzoog Al-SharafaPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University

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Randomized trial demonstrates the production of biologically active silver nanoparticles using cyanobacteria, suggesting a sustainable approach for biomedical applications.

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The aim is to develop a sustainable method for synthesizing biologically active silver nanoparticles using cyanobacteria.
Developed a one-pot synthesis method using Cyanobium gracile PCC 6307.
Utilized aqueous extract of algal biomass and cell-free medium under optimized conditions.
Characterized AgNPs using various analytical techniques including gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Synthesized AgNPs reduced colon cancer cell viability to 4.1% at 200 µg/mL with moderate toxicity to normal fibroblasts.
CS@AgNPs showed a higher biocidal activity with inhibition zones ≤ 20 mm against multiple bacterial strains.
AgNPs exhibited moderate to low antioxidant activity with radical scavenging rates from 25.1% to 46.0%.

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Hamida et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a69a2e2c8da07d9defa6db6 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-55256-8

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Randomized trial demonstrates the production of biologically active silver nanoparticles using cyanobacteria, suggesting a sustainable approach for biomedical applications.

Green synthesis of spheroid silver nanoparticles using cyanobacteria with multifunctional biological activities

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Green synthesis of spheroid silver nanoparticles using cyanobacteria with multifunctional biological activities

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