Table 2.

Particle sizes and shapes comparison among different plant extracts used in green biofabrication of Cu NPs

Plant	Particle size (nm)	Shape	References
Tilia	4.7–17	Spherical & cubic	[27]
Euphorbia nivulia stem latex	5–10	Spherical	[68, 69]
Datura innoxia aqueous leaves	5–15	Spherical	[70]
Syzygium aromaticum “Clove”	5- 40	Spherical & granular	[71]
Plantago asiatica leaf	7–35	Spherical	[72]
Syzygium aromaticum bud	12	Spherical	[73]
Triumfettarotundifolia	12.46	Like triangle	[74]
Quinoa seeds	15.1 ± 8.3	Cubic	Current study
Calotropis procera latex	15 ± 1.7	Spherical	[75]
Ginkgo biloba L. leaf	15–20	Spherical	[76]
Punica granatum peel	15–20	Spherical	[77]
Guava	15–30	Flakes	[78]
Phyllanthus embilica “Gooseberry”	15–30	Flake	[79]
Citrus grandis peel	22–27	Spherical	[80]
Pineapple	30–50	Cubic	[81]
Cassia Auriculata leaf	38.1–43.5	Spherical	[82]
Aloe vera flower	40	Spherical	[83]
Arevalanata leaves	40–100	Spherical	[84]
Lemon fruit	45	Cubic & rod	[85]
Magnolia Kobus leaf	45–110	Spherical	[86]
Azadirachta indica leaf	48	Cubic	[87]
Licorice	50.25 ± 9.20	Cubic	[33]