Review Article
A Review on the Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Their Morphologies Studied via TEM
Table 1
Size dependent synthesis of silver nanoparticles via ecofriendly synthesis routes.
| Type | Diameter | References |
| Bacteria | | | Pseudomonas stutzeri AG259 | 200 nm | [8] | Proteus mirabilis PTCC 1710 | 10–20 nm | [9] | Fungi | | | Verticillium | 25 nm ± 12 nm | [13, 14] | Fusarium oxysporum | 5–15 nm | [15] | Cladosporium cladosporioides | 10–100 nm | [16] | Fusarium oxysporum | 20–50 nm | [17] | Aspergillus fumigatus | 5–25 nm | [19] | A. flavus | 5–30 nm | [20] | Yeast | | | MKY3 | 2–5 nm | [23] | Baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 60–80 nm | [24] | Algae | | | Sargassum wightii | 8–12 nm | [25] | Plant extracts | | | Alfalfa sprouts | 2–20 nm | [26] | Geranium leafs | 14–46 nm | [27] | Chrysanthemum indicum L. | 38–72 nm | [38] | Acacia leucophloea | 17–29 nm | [39] | Ganoderma neojaponicum Imazeki | 5 nm | [40] | Colletotrichum sp. | 20–40 nm | [41] | Caffeine and tea extract | 60 nm | [42] | Gelatin and glucose | 3.68 nm and 5.28 nm | [43] | Thevetia peruviana (latex) | 10–60 nm | [45] | Elaeagnus latifolia | 30–50 nm | [46] | Leptadenia reticulata | 50–70 nm | [47] | Olive extract (1 mL) | 30 nm | [48] | Olive extract (5 mL) | 15 nm | [48] | Terminalia chebula fruit extract | 100 nm | [49] | Tinospora cordifolia | 17–29 nm | [50] |
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