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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">143</journal-id>
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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics – International Edition</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title xml:lang="en">RCPP</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">1011-6583</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2945-1922</issn>
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        <publisher-name>PHARMAKON-Press</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.61873/KBFF5140</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">34865</article-id>
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          <subject>Research Report</subject>
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        <article-title>Bio-friendly preparation and characterization of silver nanoparticles from eggshell powder extract: an exploration into their antibacterial and anticancer potential</article-title>
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          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Al-Mawlah</surname>
            <given-names>Yasir HAIDER</given-names>
          </name>
          <uri content-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2453-9567</uri>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Hassan</surname>
            <given-names>Duaa</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A2">2</xref>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Alcharrakh</surname>
            <given-names>Israa Aqeel</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A3">3</xref>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Elfeshawy</surname>
            <given-names>Reda</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A4">4</xref>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="A5">5</xref>
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      <aff id="A1">
        <label>1</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">DNA Research Center, University of Babylon, Hillah, Iraq</addr-line>
        <institution>DNA Research Center, University of Babylon</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Hillah</addr-line>
        <country>Iraq</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A2">
        <label>2</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Medicine Laboratory, Babylon Institute, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Hillah, Iraq</addr-line>
        <institution>Medicine Laboratory, Babylon Institute, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Hillah</addr-line>
        <country>Iraq</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A3">
        <label>3</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Department of Pathology &amp; Forensic Medicine, Hammurabi College of Medicine, University of Babylon, Hillah, Iraq</addr-line>
        <institution>Department of Pathology &amp; Forensic Medicine, Hammurabi College of Medicine, University of Babylon</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Hillah</addr-line>
        <country>Iraq</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A4">
        <label>4</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menofia University, Menofia Province, Egypt</addr-line>
        <institution>Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menofia University</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Menofia Province</addr-line>
        <country>Egypt</country>
      </aff>
      <aff id="A5">
        <label>5</label>
        <addr-line content-type="verbatim">Pediatric Nursing, Nursing College, Al-Mustaqbal University, Hillah, Iraq</addr-line>
        <institution>Pediatric Nursing, Nursing College, Al-Mustaqbal University</institution>
        <addr-line content-type="city">Hillah</addr-line>
        <country>Iraq</country>
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      <author-notes>
        <fn fn-type="edited-by">
          <p>Academic editor: </p>
        </fn>
      </author-notes>
      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>17</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>38</volume>
      <issue>3</issue>
      <fpage>221</fpage>
      <lpage>231</lpage>
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        <copyright-statement>Yasir HAIDER Al-Mawlah, Duaa Hassan, Israa Aqeel Alcharrakh, Reda Elfeshawy</copyright-statement>
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          <license-p>This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.</license-p>
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      <abstract>
        <label>Abstract</label>
        <p>Background: Nanoparticles have attracted significant attention from researchers due to their intriguing properties, such as size and shape-dependent optical, antimicrobial, and electrical characteristics. Several different preparation techniques have been used to synthesize nanoparticles, including laser ablation, gamma irradiation, electron irradiation, chemical reduction, photochemical methods, microwave processing, and biological synthetic methods. <i>Objective:</i> As part of our research, we conducted experiments involving the extraction of silver nanoparticles from eggshell powder and explored their potential biological applications. <i>Methodology:</i> The synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from eggshell was analyzed using UV-visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The antibacterial activity and anticancer potential of the AgNPs were determined using MTT assay against MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines. <i>Results:</i> The UV-visible analysis detected a peak at 480 nm, indicating the crystalline structure of the nanoparticles that were synthesized biologically. These nanoparticles have an average size of approximately 41.68 nm and exhibit a spherical shape. The synthesized silver nanoparticles exhibited strong antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant clinical bacterial isolates, including Gram-positive bacteria such as <i>Staphylococcus hominis</i> and <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> , and Gram-negative bacteria such as <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> and <i>Escherichia coli</i> , which are commonly associated with nosocomial infections. Through the utilization of the disc diffusion approach. The activity seen can be ascribed to the distinctive biological and physicochemical characteristics of the AgNPs, which aid in the rupture of bacterial cell membranes. The MCF-7 cell line exhibited the highest decrease when exposed to a concentration of 400 µg/mL of AgNPs. The results underline the potential of eggshell extract as an environmentally friendly and effective biological agent for synthesizing AgNPs with strong antibacterial and anticancer activities. <i>Conclusion:</i> AgNPs can be synthesized utilizing eggshell in an environmentally benign manner, and these AgNPs can serve as a cost-effective antibacterial and anticancer agent.</p>
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