Table 1 Size and morphology of iron and iron oxide nanoparticles fabricated from plant system
From: Biogenic Fabrication of Iron/Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Application
Reference | Plant | Morphology | Size (nm) |
|---|---|---|---|
[20] | Green tea | Spherical | 70–80 |
[21] | Green tea | Spherical | 5–15 |
[22] | Tea powder | Differs according to the quantity of tea extract | – |
[23] | Green tea | Irregular clusters | 40–60 |
[24] | Green tea, oolong tea, and black tea | Irregular spherical | 20–40 |
[25] | Oolong tea | Spherical | 40–50 |
[26] | Sorghum bran | Spherical | 40–50 |
[27] | Eucalyptus | Spherical | 50–80 |
[28] | Eucalyptus | Cubic | 40–60 |
[29] | Eucalyptus | Spherical | 20–80 |
[30] | Pomegranate | – | 100–200 |
[31] | Plantain peel | Spherical | Less than 50 |
[32] | Banana peel | – | 10–25 |
[33] | Tangerine peel | Spherical | 50 |
[34] | Dodonaea viscosa | Spherical | 50–60 |
[35] | Tridax procumbens | Irregular spheres | 80–100 |
[36] | Grape seed proanthocyanidin (GSP) | – | Around 30 |
[37] | Pomegranate, mulberry, and cherry | – | 10–30 |
[38] | Vine leaves, black tea leaves, and grape marc | – | 15–45 |
[39] | Terminalia chebula | Chain-like | Less than 80 |
[40] | Eucalyptus tereticornis | Spherical | 40–60 |
[40] | Melaleuca nesophila | Spherical | 40–60 |
[40] | Rosmarinus officinalis | Aggregates like grapes | – |
[19] | Lawsonia inermis | Distorted hexagonal-like appearance | 21 |
[19] | Gardenia jasminoides | Shattered rock-like | 32 |
[41] | Amaranthus dubius | Spherical | 43 to 220 |
[42] | Kappaphycus alvarezii | Spherical | 14.7 |
[43] | Padina pavonica | – | 10–19.5 |
[43] | Sargassum acinarium | – | 21.6–27.4 |