Hello Everyone..

I am trying to synthesise silver nanoparticles to encapsulate a chemical drug "X" using sodium citrate or NaBH4 as a reducing agent. I also have cited few publications doing the similar work. Now, I have encountered few articles where the drug "X" is used as a reducing agent to form Ag NPs.

Now, my question is kindly explain me that whether nanoformulations can encapsulate their own reducing agent?

Help me with the theory behind the answer.

Best Regards