Biosynthesis and Potential Applications of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles and Their Chitosan-Based Nanocomposites in Nanomedicine

Table 2

Sources and potential applications of recently biosynthesized AgNPs in nanomedicine.

No.	Source of extract	Application	Reference
Plant
1.	Euphorbia milii leaf	Wound healing agent	[101]
2.	Cestrum nocturnum	Antibacterial agent and an antioxidant	[102]
3.	Sida cordifolia	Antibacterial agent against selected fish and human pathogens	[103]
4.	Ligustrum ovalifolium fruits	Anticancer agent (tested on human ovarian carcinoma cell lines)	[104]
5.	Saccharum officinarum stem	Antibacterial agent	[105]
6.	Cuscuta reflexa	Antibacterial agent for wound dressing made from fungal chitosan	[106]
7.	Coptis chinensis rhizome	Antibacterial agent (AgNPs were coated with chitosan to enhance their antibacterial activity)	[32]
Marine
1.	Fucoidan isolated from Spatoglossum asperum	Antibacterial agent	[107]
2.	Fucoidan isolated from brown seaweeds	Antibacterial and anticancer agent	[108]