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Silver

wool, diam. 0.05 mm, ≥99.9% trace metals basis

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Linear Formula:
Ag
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
107.87
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12141740
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

≥99.9% trace metals basis

form

wool

resistivity

1.59 μΩ-cm, 20°C

diam.

0.05 mm

bp

2212 °C (lit.)

mp

960 °C (lit.)

density

10.49 g/cm3 (lit.)

SMILES string

[Ag]

InChI

1S/Ag

InChI key

BQCADISMDOOEFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Silveris a versatile element with a wide range of applications, particularly in thefield of catalysis. It is increasingly utilized in the form of silvernanoparticles (AgNPs) due to their high surface area, making them effective inorganic transformations, photocatalysis, and electrocatalysis. In organicsynthesis, silver catalysts play a crucial role in facilitating variousreactions, showcasing good functional group compatibility and the ability tocatalyze a wide range of transformations.

Application

  • Synthesis of silver nanoparticles with different shapes: Details methods to control the shape of silver nanoparticles, important for material science applications where particle geometry affects properties (B Khodashenas, HR Ghorbani, 2019).
  • Silver nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, properties, applications, and therapeutic approaches: Offers a comprehensive review of silver nanoparticles, providing valuable insights for academia and research-oriented applications (XF Zhang et al., 2016).

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Environment

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Warning

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Rui Wang et al.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 13(6), 3851-3854 (2013-07-19)
The present studies reveal that silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) can induce apoptosis and enhance radio-sensitivity on cancer cells. In this paper, we mainly investigated the effect of AgNPs on rat glioma C6 cells upon the combination treatment of hyperthermia treatment (HTT).
Sa Ram Lee et al.
Journal of biomedical nanotechnology, 9(7), 1241-1244 (2013-08-06)
We demonstrate simultaneous detection of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and fluorescence signals from a silver microbead. For the dual signal generation, silver microbeads with a diameter of 15 microm were functionalized with benzenethiol (BT) as a Raman tag and a
T Prameela Devi et al.
Indian journal of experimental biology, 51(7), 543-547 (2013-08-01)
A total of 75 isolates belonging to five different species of Trichoderma viz., T. asperellum, T. harzianum, T. longibrachiatum, T. pseudokoningii and T. virens were screened for the production of silver nanoparticles. Although all the isolates produced nanoparticles, T. virens
Jennifer H Miller et al.
Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation, 85(5), 411-421 (2013-06-26)
Water resource recovery facilities have been described as creating breeding ground conditions for the selection, transfer, and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) among various bacteria. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of direct addition of
Jaya Sundaram et al.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 13(8), 5382-5390 (2013-07-26)
Silver/biopolymer nanoparticles were prepared by adding 100 mg silver nitrate to 2% polyvinyl alcohol solution and reduced the silver nitrate using 2% trisodium citrate for high performance Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) substrates. Optical properties of nanoparticle were measured using

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