(Lakshmanan et al. 2018). Moreover, the AgNPs synthesized via green method
showed reliable anticancer activity on the lung (A549) and also ovarian (PA1)
cancer cell lines. Elemike et al., in 2017, utilized the plant-moderated synthesis of
AgNPs using Lasienthra africanum leaf extracts. The obtained result reveals spherical-shaped nanoparticles at different reaction conditions with a broad variation in
size within the range of 8–35 nm at 15 min reaction time with an average increase in
mean diameter of 38 nm post-60 min (Elemike et al. 2017). Also, it confirms the
diameters of the AgNPs synthesized depend on the time of reaction. Moreover,
Abdolhossein Miri et al., in 2015, investigated the plant-moderated biosynthesis of
AgNPs via Prosopis farcta extract along with its antibacterial properties (Miri et al.
2015). The obtained result showed the spherical shape of AgNPs having a mean
diameter of about 8.5–11 nm, having various biomedical applications. Table 8.5
illustrates the list of plants utilized for the synthesis of different types of
nanoparticles.
Table 8.4 The list of algae used for the synthesis of nanoparticles
Algae
Metal nanoparticle Size
Reference
Spirulina platensis
SNPs’ silver
nanoparticle
11.6 nm
Mahdieha et al.
(2012)
Gracilaria birdiae
AgNPs
20.3 nm and
94.9 nm
de Aragao et al.
(2016)
Calothrix algae
AuNPs
30–120 nm
Kumar et al.
(2016)
Jania rubens and Sargassum
dentifolium
AgNPs
113 and 155 nm
Saber et al. 2017
Laurencia catarinensis
AgNPs
0.2–100 nm
Raouf et al. (2018)
Botryococcus braunii
AgNPs and CuNPs 40–100 and
10–70
Arya et al. (2018)
Cystophora moniliformis
AgNPs
2 μm
Prasad et al. (2012)
Codium capitatum
AgNPs
30 nm
Kannan et al.
(2013)
Chondrus crispus
AUNPs and
AgNPs
30 nm
Castro et al. (2013)
Scenedesmus-24
CdSNPs
150–175 nm
Jena et al. (2015)
Sargassum muticum
ZnONPs
30–75 nm
Azizi et al. (2014)
Sargassum wightii
AgNPs
18.45–41.59 nm
Deepak et al.
(2018)
Laurencia papillosa
AgNPs
–
Omar et al. (2017)
Gelidium amansii and
Corallina elongata
AgNPs
8–25 nm and
12–20 nm
Hamouda et al.
(2019a, b)
Turbinaria conoides
AgNPs
96 nm
Shanmugam et al.
(2012)
Oscillatoria sp.
AgNPs
10 nm
Tayo et al. (2019)
Chlorella vulgaris
Palladium
nanoparticles
5–20 nm
Arsiya et al. (2017)
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showed reliable anticancer activity on the lung (A549) and also ovarian (PA1)
cancer cell lines. Elemike et al., in 2017, utilized the plant-moderated synthesis of
AgNPs using Lasienthra africanum leaf extracts. The obtained result reveals spherical-shaped nanoparticles at different reaction conditions with a broad variation in
size within the range of 8–35 nm at 15 min reaction time with an average increase in
mean diameter of 38 nm post-60 min (Elemike et al. 2017). Also, it confirms the
diameters of the AgNPs synthesized depend on the time of reaction. Moreover,
Abdolhossein Miri et al., in 2015, investigated the plant-moderated biosynthesis of
AgNPs via Prosopis farcta extract along with its antibacterial properties (Miri et al.
2015). The obtained result showed the spherical shape of AgNPs having a mean
diameter of about 8.5–11 nm, having various biomedical applications. Table 8.5
illustrates the list of plants utilized for the synthesis of different types of
nanoparticles.
Table 8.4 The list of algae used for the synthesis of nanoparticles
Algae
Metal nanoparticle Size
Reference
Spirulina platensis
SNPs’ silver
nanoparticle
11.6 nm
Mahdieha et al.
(2012)
Gracilaria birdiae
AgNPs
20.3 nm and
94.9 nm
de Aragao et al.
(2016)
Calothrix algae
AuNPs
30–120 nm
Kumar et al.
(2016)
Jania rubens and Sargassum
dentifolium
AgNPs
113 and 155 nm
Saber et al. 2017
Laurencia catarinensis
AgNPs
0.2–100 nm
Raouf et al. (2018)
Botryococcus braunii
AgNPs and CuNPs 40–100 and
10–70
Arya et al. (2018)
Cystophora moniliformis
AgNPs
2 μm
Prasad et al. (2012)
Codium capitatum
AgNPs
30 nm
Kannan et al.
(2013)
Chondrus crispus
AUNPs and
AgNPs
30 nm
Castro et al. (2013)
Scenedesmus-24
CdSNPs
150–175 nm
Jena et al. (2015)
Sargassum muticum
ZnONPs
30–75 nm
Azizi et al. (2014)
Sargassum wightii
AgNPs
18.45–41.59 nm
Deepak et al.
(2018)
Laurencia papillosa
AgNPs
–
Omar et al. (2017)
Gelidium amansii and
Corallina elongata
AgNPs
8–25 nm and
12–20 nm
Hamouda et al.
(2019a, b)
Turbinaria conoides
AgNPs
96 nm
Shanmugam et al.
(2012)
Oscillatoria sp.
AgNPs
10 nm
Tayo et al. (2019)
Chlorella vulgaris
Palladium
nanoparticles
5–20 nm
Arsiya et al. (2017)
194
T. Singh et al.