<scp>l</scp>-Cysteine and N-acetyl-<scp>l</scp>-cysteine-mediated synthesis of nanosilver-based sols and hydrogels with antibacterial and antibiofilm properties

Novel silver-based materials with enhanced antibacterial and antibiofilm activity were prepared using l-cysteine and N-acetyl-l-cysteine, as bio-reducing agents, at ambient conditions without any additional components or other exposures.