Onani, MartinMgijima, Tswellang2022-05-192024-05-092022-05-192024-05-092022https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14511>Magister Scientiae - MScGold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have unique properties giving them a wide range of applications in various fields including the biomedical fields. Their synthesis through chemical and physical methods has been explored and demonstrated to be toxic and harmful to the environment. The introduction of biogenic synthesis offers a more effective, less toxic, and cost-effective alternative route for the synthesis of AuNPs. In the biogenic synthesis, phytochemicals present in plants or biomolecules from microorganisms are used as reducing and stabilizing agents in the reduction of gold precursor to AuNPs. Plants and their products such as red wines in our case are preferred over microorganisms as they are readily available, inexpensive, and can synthesize AuNPs in a single step. The AuNPs have shown great potential in wound healing, by demonstrating anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial activities.enAntioxidant activityGreen synthesisNanotechnologyRed wineWound healingUniversity of the Western Cape