TELLURIUM NANOSTRUCTURES WITH ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTICANCER PROPERTIES SYNTHESIZED BY ALOE VERA-MEDIATED GREEN CHEMISTRY

摘要

Tellurium (Te) nanostructures are synthesized using green aloe vera chemistry methods, and the synthesized Te nanostructures provide methods of inhibiting bacterial cells and cancer cells without cytotoxicity towards normal cells. The aloe vera chemistry methods for synthesizing Te nanostructures do not produce toxic byproducts and do not require toxic reagents in comparison to traditional chemical synthetic methods for making Te nanostructures.