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The extraction of chitosan (BCt) from honeybee corpuses was achieved as an innovative biopolymer for nanocomposite formation. The green (bio)synthesis of nanosilver (AgNPs) was promisingly performed using royal jelly (RJ) as a mediator of synthesis. The RJ-synthesized AgNPs had an average diameter of 3.61 nm and were negatively charged (\u221227.2 mV). The formulated nanocomposites from BCt\/RJ\/AgNPs at 2:1 (F1), 1:1 (F2), and 1:2 (F3) ratios had average diameters of 63.19, 27.65, and 52.74 nm, where their surface charges were +33.8, +29.3, and \u221211.5 mV, respectively. The infrared (FTIR) analysis designated molecules\u2019 interactions, whereas the transmission microscopy emphasized the homogenous distribution and impedance of AgNPs within the biopolymers\u2019 nanocomposites. Challenging C. albicans strains with nanomaterials\/composites pinpointed their bioactivity for suppressing yeast growth and biofilm formation; the F2 nanocomposite exhibited superior actions, with the lowest inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 125\u2013175 mg\/L, whereas the MIC ranges were 150\u2013200 and 175\u2013225 mg\/L for F3 and F1, respectively. The different BCht\/RJ\/AgNP nanocomposites could entirely suppress the biofilm formation of all C. albicans strains. The scanning microscopy reflected the nanocomposite efficiency for C. albicans cell destruction and the complete suppression of hyphal formation. 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