Noble metals such as gold and silver have been appreciated for millennia not only for their beauty but also for their ability to fight diseases.~Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been employed as chemical drugs thanks to their unique physiochemical and chemical properties as well as biological features, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenesis, antiplatelet, antifungal, anti-cancer and antibacterial activities Infectious diseases account for more than 20% of global mortality and viruses are responsible for about one-third of these deaths. Highly infectious viral diseases such as severe acute respiratory (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are emerging more frequently and their worldwide spread poses a serious threat to human health and the global economy.~The current COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) .
Noble metals such as gold and silver have been appreciated for millennia not only for their beauty but also for their ability to fight diseases.~Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been employed as chemical drugs thanks to their unique physiochemical and chemical properties as well as biological features, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenesis, antiplatelet, antifungal, anti-cancer and antibacterial activities I