Table 1 Uses of various biological entities in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles during the period of 2009–2015
From: Biosynthesis of nanoparticles and silver nanoparticles
Nanoparticles produced | Biological entity | Size (nm) | References |
|---|---|---|---|
AgNP | Cycas circinalis, Ficus amplissima, Commelina benghalensis, and Lippia nodiflora | 13–51 | Johnson and Prabu (2015) |
AgNP | Sinapis arvensis seed exudates | 1–35 | Khatami et al. (2015) |
AgNP | Butea monosperma leaf extract | 5–30 | Chaturvedi and Verma (2015) |
AgNP | Musa balbisiana, Azadirachta indica and Ocimum tenuiflorum | 20–50 | Banerjee et al. (2014) |
AgNP | Quercus infectoria extract | 40 | Heydari and Rashidipour (2015) |
AgNP | Schizophyllum commune (mushroom fungus) | 51–93 | Arun et al. (2014) |
AgNP | Lantana camara berry | 75.2 | Kumar et al. (2015) |
AgNP | Pomegranate peel extract | 5–50 | Shanmugavadivu et al. (2014) |
AgNP | Aloe vera extract | 500 | (SarahIbrahim et al. (2014) |
AgNP | Aegle marmelos (Bael) fruit extract | 34.7 | Nithya Deva Krupa and Raghavan (2014) |
AgNP | Bacillus stearothermophilus | 14 ± 4 | El-Batal et al. (2013) |
AgNP | Sargassum muticum (brown marine macroalgae) | 5–15 | Azizi et al. (2013) |
AgNP | Streptomyces sp. LK3 | 5 | Karthik et al. (2014) |
AgNP | Glycine max (soybean) | 7–29 | Sasikala et al. (2012) |
AgNP | Schizophyllum radiatum HE863742.1 | 10–40 | Metuku et al. (2014) |
AgNP | Tinospora cordifolia leaf extract | 3.3–20.6 | Rajathi et al. (2012) |
AgNP | Fusarium oxysporum | 25–50 | Birla et al. (2013) |
AgNP | Trichoderma reesei (fungus) | 5–50 | Khabat Vahabi et al. (2011) |
AgNP | Sargassum longifolium | 30 | Saraniya Devi et al. (2013) |
AgNP | Gliricidia Sepium | 10–50 | Raut Rajesh et al. (2009) |