Table 1.
Anticancer activity of NPs synthesized from microalgae.
| Types of NPs | Microalgae Species Used | General Environment | Size and Morphology of NPs | Tested Cancerous Cell Lines | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver NPs (Ag NPs) | Arthrospira platensis | marine, freshwater | 2.23–14.68 nm, spherical | A549, HCT, Hep2 and WISH | [58] |
| Copper NPs (CuO NPs) | Arthrospira platensis | marine, freshwater | 3.75–12.4 nm, spherical | A549, HCT, Hep2 and WISH | [58] |
| Silver NPs (Ag NPs) | Arthrospira platensis | marine, freshwater | 30 nm, spherical | A-549, MCF-7 | [59] |
| Au/cellulose nanocomposite | Chlorella vulgaris | freshwater | 113–203 nm, spherical | A-549 | [60] |
| Gold NPs (Au NPs) | Dunaliella salina | marine | 22.4 nm, spherical | MCF-7 | [61] |
| Carbon quantum dots | Pectinodesmu sp. | freshwater | 67 nm, spherical | HCC 1954, HCT 116 | [62] |
| Silver NPs (Ag NPs) | Trichodesmium erythraeum | marine | 26.5 nm, cubical | MCF-7, He La | [63] |
| Silver NPs (Ag2O/|AgO NPs) | Oscillatoria sp. | Freshwater | 4.42–48.97 nm, quasi-spherical | CaCo-2, HeLa | [64] |