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<name><surname>Verma</surname><given-names>Kumar Sambhav</given-names></name>
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<aff id="aff1"><label>1</label><institution>Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan</institution>, <city>Jaipur</city>, <state>Rajasthan</state>, <country country="in">India</country></aff>
<aff id="aff2"><label>2</label><institution>Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU)</institution>, <city>Riyadh</city>, <country country="sa">Saudi Arabia</country></aff>
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<aff id="aff4"><label>4</label><institution>Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University Rajasthan</institution>, <city>Jaipur</city>, <state>Rajasthan</state>, <country country="in">India</country></aff>
<aff id="aff5"><label>5</label><institution>Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture &amp; Technology</institution>, <city>Udaipur</city>, <state>Rajasthan</state>, <country country="in">India</country></aff>
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<corresp id="c001"><label>*</label>Correspondence: Kumar Sambhav Verma, <email xlink:href="mailto:kumarsambhav29@gmail.com">kumarsambhav29@gmail.com</email></corresp>
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<p>There was a mistake in the caption of <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f3"><bold><bold>Figures&#xa0;3</bold></bold></xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f4"><bold><bold>4</bold></bold></xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f5"><bold><bold>5</bold></bold></xref> as published. Figure captions error for <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f3"><bold><bold>Figures&#xa0;3</bold></bold></xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f4"><bold><bold>4</bold></bold></xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f5"><bold><bold>5</bold></bold></xref>. The corrected caption of <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f3"><bold><bold>Figures&#xa0;3</bold></bold></xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f4"><bold><bold>4</bold></bold></xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f5"><bold><bold>5</bold></bold></xref> appears below.</p>
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<p>Zeta potential and particle size distribution of synthesized silver nanoparticles. <bold>(a, c)</bold> IAA -AgNPs and <bold>(b, d)</bold> IBA -AgNPs showing stable zeta potential and uniform particle size distribution in the nanometer range.</p>
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<alt-text content-type="machine-generated">Graphs a and b display zeta potential distribution with peaks near zero millivolts on both x-axes, showing relative frequency percentage. Graphs c and d illustrate particle diameter distribution with peaks around one hundred nanometers, indicating distribution percentage.</alt-text>
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<p>FTIR spectra of <bold>(a)</bold> IBA and AgNO<sub>3</sub> -IBA, and <bold>(b)</bold> IAA and AgNO<sub>3</sub> -IAA, showing characteristic functional groups involved in silver nanoparticle synthesis and stabilization.</p>
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<alt-text content-type="machine-generated">Two graphs labeled &#x201c;a&#x201d; and &#x201c;b&#x201d; depict transmittance spectra. Graph &#x201c;a&#x201d; shows AgNO&#x2083; IBA and IBA overlaid, both with transmittance ranging from about 50% to 100% across wavelengths of 4500 to 0 cm&#x207b;&#xb9;. Graph &#x201c;b&#x201d; shows AgNO&#x2083; IAA and IAA with similar transmittance ranges and wavelengths. Both graphs indicate identical transmittance patterns for their respective samples.</alt-text>
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<p>SEM images of <bold>(a)</bold> IAA -AgNPs and <bold>(b)</bold> IBA -AgNPs showing uniformly dispersed nanoparticles.</p>
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<alt-text content-type="machine-generated">Two electron microscope images show nanoparticles on a surface. Image a has scattered white spots, with measurements of D1=28.04 nm and D2=21.85 nm. Image b displays similar white spots, with measurements of D1=27.79 nm and D2=19.82 nm. Both images include technical details like field of view and magnification.</alt-text>
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<p>An incorrect <bold>Funding</bold> statement was provided. The correct <bold>Funding</bold> statement reads:</p>
<p>&#x201c;This work was supported and funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) (grant number IMSIU-DDRSP2501).&#x201d;</p>
<p>An incorrect <bold>Acknowledgements</bold> was provided. The correct <bold>Acknowledgements</bold> reads:</p>
<p>&#x201c;This work was supported and funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) (grant number IMSIU-DDRSP2501).</p>
<p>We are also thankful to DST FIST, DST Purse labs of Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan Jaipur for providing the needful research facilities. We want to thank UGC New-Delhi, for providing SRF to Sahil.&#x201d;</p>
<p>The original version of this article has been updated.</p>
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