Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fungi-Templated Silver Nanoparticle Composite: Synthesis, Characterization, and Its Applications Subject The topic of the resource bio-templates; Escherichiacoli; methylene blue; microorganisms; Sclerotiumrolfsii Description An account of the resource The self-assembly of nanoparticles on living bio-templates is a promising synthetic methodology adopted for synthesizing nano/microstructures with high efficiency. Therefore, the method of bio-templating offers various advantages in controlling the geometries of nano/microstructures, thereby increasing the efficiency of the synthesized material towards various functional applications. Herein, we utilized a filamentous fungus (Sclerotium rolfsii) as a soft bio-template to generate silver nanoparticle (AgNP) microtubules adhering to the fungal hyphae. The resulting composite combines the unique properties of silver nanoparticles with the biological activity of the fungi. The 3D fungal hyphaesilver nanoparticle (FH-AgNP) composite was characterized using SEM, elemental analysis, and the X-ray diffraction technique. Additionally, to highlight the functional application of the synthesized composite, dye degradation studies of methylene blue under visible light was effectuated, and a percentage degradation of 67.86% was obtained within 60 min, which highlights the potent catalytic activity of FH-AgNPs in dye degradation. Further, the antibacterial study of the composite was carried out against the bacterium Escherichia coli, and it was found that 200 ?g of the composite exhibited maximum antibacterial properties against Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria. Overall, fungi-templated silver nanoparticle composites are a promising area of research due to their combination of biological activity and unique physical and chemical properties. 2023 by the authors. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joy F.; Devasia J.; Nizam A.; Lakshmaiah V.V.; Krishna S.B.N. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Vol-13, No. 4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available MDPI Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042158" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042158</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85149281487&amp;doi=10.3390%2Fapp13042158&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=718fb1090e4dd4d3b953c5886893af4a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85149281487&amp;doi=10.3390%2fapp13042158&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=718fb1090e4dd4d3b953c5886893af4a</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20763417 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Joy F., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Devasia J., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Nizam A., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Lakshmaiah V.V., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Krishna S.B.N., Department of Biomedical and Clinical Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, 4000, South Africa