US 11,930,820 B1
الصحة - Health
2024
مكتب البراءات الأمريكي - US Patent Office
Abdelsalam; Basem Mohamed Abdallah (Al-Ahsa, SA), Abdelkader; Enas Ali (Al-Ahsa, SA), Abdelraouf; Salaheldin (Al-Ahsa, SA)
Silver nanoparticles made by a green synthesis method using silver nitrate and a chlorophyll derivative, such as a chlorophyllin are provided. The thus produced silver nanoparticles can have a crystalline structure and an average particle size ranging from about 10 nm to about 40 nm. The disclosed silver nanoparticles may be useful in treating, preventing, and/or reducing insect infestation of a variety of plants, particularly date palms.