Review Article

Phytochemicals and Biogenic Metallic Nanoparticles as Anticancer Agents

Table 3

Metallic nanoparticles at different sizes and shapes with anticancer activity.

Nanoparticles Size (nm)ShapeCell lineReference

Gold2–16RoundMCF-7 breast cancer cells[82]
Chitosan65RoundMGC803 human gastric carcinoma cells[83]
Gold50RodHeLa cells[84]
Fe3O4~5SphereU-251 glioma cells[85]
Fe3O4~5SphereT47D breast cancer cells[85]
Folate-decorated quantum dots (QDs): loaded nanoparticles280–300SphereMCF-7 breast cancer cells and NIH-3T3 cells[86]
Phosphatidylcholine-modified gold nanorods65RodHeLa cells[87]
Highly water-dispersible and targeted CdS QDs 10–30SphereCBRH7919 liver cancer cells[88]
Solid lipid145SphereMCF-7 and MDAMB231 cells[89]
Silver 16–20SphereMCF-7 cells [90]