| | Nanomaterials | Synthesis methods | Examples |
| | Metal nanoparticles (NPs) | Photochemical
Electrochemical
Biochemical
Thermochemical | Pt, Rh, Pd, Ir, Ag, Au, Cu, Co, Ni, FeNi, Cu3Au, CoNi, CdTe, CdSe, ZnS |
| | Carbon NMs | Arc-discharge
Laser ablation
Chemical vapor deposition | Cylindrical nanotube (SWNT, MWNT)
fullerenes |
| | Metal oxide NPs | Hydrothermal
Solvothermal
Sol-gel
Reverse micelles method
Electrochemical deposition | ZnO, Fe2O3, Fe3O4, MgO, BaCO3, BaSO4, TiO2 |
| | Polymer NMs | Electrochemical polymerization | Nanowire of polypyrrole, polyaniline, poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophane) dendrimers (PAMAM) |
| | Nanocomposite | Innovative methods | Nanocomposite of polyethylene oxide and polyethyleneimine; CNT epoxy composites include hydrocarbon polymer composites, conjugated polymer composites, CNTs with polycarbonates, fluoropolymers, polyethylene glycol, polyester polyamides, and so forth |
| | Bionanomaterials | Biological | Viruses, plasmids, and protein NPs |
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