“EVALUATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES AND

GOLD NANOPARTICLES BY DIFFERENT MICROORGANISMS”

By

S. Velumani

091012200

Under the Guidance of

Dr. Janet Jeyapaul

A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of

Master of Philosophy in Biotechnology

Department of Biotechnology

PRIST University,

Thanjavur.

……………………………………….

August 2010.
 DECLARATION

I S.Velumani hereby declare that the dissertation entitled “EVALUATION AND

CHARACTERIZATION OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES AND GOLD

NANOPARTICLES BY DIFFERENT MICROORGANISMS” is a record of independent

work carried out under the supervision of Dr.Janet Jeyapaul, Senior Lecturer, Department of

Biotechnology, SRM University during the period from January, 2010 to August, 2010. I also

declare that it has not formed the basis for the award of any previous Degree, Diploma, and

Associateship, Fellowship or other similar titles.

Signature of the Scholar.

Place :

Date :
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Miss. S. Velumani, a research scholar of the M. Phil. Programme of PRIST

University has been working under my supervision and guidance for her Dissertation during the

period from January, 2010 to August, 2010. Her Dissertation entitled “EVALUATION AND

CHARACTERIZATION OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES AND GOLD

NANOPARTICLES BY DIFFERENT MICROORGANISMS” is her original and genuine

work and does not form the basis for award to any candidate for any previous Degree, Diploma,

Associateship, Fellowship or other similar titles.

Signature, Name and

Address of the Supervisor

Place :

Date :
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I record my sincere thanks to Prist University Management for giving opportunity to do

M.phil course in their esteemed university

I Thank Dr. Ramani, Prist University, for his kind guidance & Co-operation in

Academics.

I am indebted to Dr. R. Balasubramanian, Director, Faculty of Science and Humanities,

SRM University. He provided me unflinching encouragement and support in various ways and

allowing me to carry out M. Phil Project work in esteemed University.

I express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Janet Jeyapaul, Senior Lecturer, Department of

Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM University, for her patience and kind

guidance; she gave me an oasis of ideas and passions in Science.

I warmly thank to Mrs. D.Sankari, Head, Department of Biotechnology, SRM

University, for allowing me to do project in the Biotechnology Department.

I express my heartfelt thanks to my brother Mr. K. Thiyagaraj for helping me in

alinging my thesis and his support in various ways. Last but not the Least; I thank

Mr. Babu, Lab Assistant for his Assistance in Lab.

I finally thank my parents for their constant support and encouragement which helped

me to complete the project.

 Contents

-Acknowledgements……………………………………………………….i

-List of Figures…………………………………………………………….ii

-List of Tables/Charts/Graphs…………………………………………….iii

-List of Abbreviations……………………………………………………..iv

Chapter I

Introduction

Chapter – II

Review of Literature

Chapter – III

Methodology

Chapter – IV

Results

Chapter- V

Discussion
Summary

Conclusion

Bibliography