TABLE 1.
Metal nanoparticle synthesis by different cyanobacteria.
| Cyanobacteria | Synthesized nanomaterials | Shape and size | Application/Activity | References |
| Anabaena variabilis | Ag NPs | spherical and oval, 26 nm | dye removal | Ismail et al., 2021 |
| Anabaena spiroides | Au NPs | different shapes, <80 nm | antimicrobial activity | Mandhata et al., 2021 |
| Anabaena sp. 66-2 | Ag NPs | irregular, 24 nm | antibacterial activity | Patel et al., 2015 |
| Arthrospira platensis | Au NPs | spherical, 14 nm | antioxidant and catalytic activity | Zayadi and Abu Bakar, 2020 |
| Arthrospira platensis | CuO NPs | spherical, 15 nm | photocatalytic activity | Alsamhary et al., 2022 |
| Arthrospira platensis | ZnO NPs | spherical, 30–55 nm | antibacterial and anticancer activity | El-Belely et al., 2021 |
| Arthrospira platensis | Au NPs | spherical, 15–60 nm | antibacterial activity | Uma Suganya et al., 2015 |
| Arthrospira platensis | Ag NPs | spherical and oval, 18 nm | dye removal | Ismail et al., 2021 |
| Cyanothece sp. | Ag NPs | different shapes, 80–129 nm | curative effect on myocardial infarction | Younis et al., 2019 |
| Leptolyngbya sp. WUC 59 | Ag NPs | spherical, 20–35 nm | antibacterial activity | Singh et al., 2020 |
| Microchaete sp. NCUU-342 | Ag NPs | spherical, 60–80 nm | dye decolorization | Husain et al., 2019 |
| Nostoc cameum | Ag NPs | spherical, 7–27 nm | antibacterial, cytotoxic and antihemolytic activity | El-Naggar et al., 2018 |
| Nostoc commune | Ag NPs | spherical, 15–45 nm | antifungal and antibacterial activity | Morsy et al., 2014 |
| Nostoc sp. EA03 | ZnO NPs | star, 20–80 nm | antibacterial, antibiofilm and anticancer activity | Ebadi et al., 2019 |
| Oscillatoria limnetica | Ag NPs | spherical, 5–26 nm | antibacterial and anticancer activity | Hamouda et al., 2019 |
| Oscillatoria sp. NCCU-369 | ZnO NPs | spherical, 40–130 nm | antioxidant and antibacterial activity | Asif et al., 2021 |
| Phormidium tenue NTDM05 | CdS NPs | spherical, 5 nm | biolabeling | MubarakAli et al., 2012 |
| Synechococcus sp. | AgNP | spherical, 15–266 nm | Photocatalytic and antibacterial activity | Keskin et al., 2016 |
| Synechocystis NCCU-370 | TiO2 NPs | spherical, 73 nm | antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activity | Siddiqui et al., 2022 |
| Synechocystis sp. | Ag NPs | spherical, 10–35 nm | antimicrobial and wound-healing activity | Younis et al., 2022 |
| Synechocystis sp. 48-3 | Ag NPs | irregular, 15 nm | antibacterial activity | Patel et al., 2015 |