Table 15.

Summary of fabrication of AgNPs for different properties.

Key Properties	Key Result	Ref.
•Superhydrophobicity •Antimicrobial reduction	•Polydimethylsiloxane/silver phosphate nanocomposites •Water contact angle 152° •Protein adsorption reduction ∼83 %	[334]
•Superhydrophobicity •Electrical conductivity	•Octadecanoic Acid/Ag Nanoparticle-Decorated Rubber Composites •Water contact angle 152.6° •High electrical conductivity •Strain range of 80–120 %	[346]
•Superhydrophobicity •Antimicrobial reduction •Electrical conductivity	•Multifunctional conductive cotton/TA/Ag NPs/PDMS textiles •Water contact angle 152° •Excellent heating performance and deicing performance •High saturated temperatures (118.7 °C) under low working voltage (2 V). •Clear inhibition zone can be observed with an average width of 15 mm for E. coli and S. aureus	[347]
•Superhydrophobicity	•AgNP-grafted silicon nanocones •Water contact angle 151.2°	[348]
•Superhydrophobicity •Self-cleaning •Antimicrobial reduction	•Superhydrophobic and antibacterial stainless-steel mesh via AgNPs in polydopamine hydrochloride@ octadecylamine (PDA@ODA) •Antibacterial and self-cleaning superhydrophobic surface on 304 steel-stainless meshes (SS meshes) •Water Contact Angle 160.6° and Sliding Angle of 3° •Inhibition zone diameter of 11.28 ± 0.88 mm for E. coli and 12.39 ± 0.34 mm for S. aureus as extended to 1800 s	[349]
•Superhydrophobicity •Self-cleaning •Antimicrobial reduction	•Binary silanization and AgNPs encapsulation to create superhydrophobic cotton fabrics •Water contact angle of 153 ± 2° •Waterproof and contamination-resistant •Improved antimicrobial properties	[350]
•Superhydrophobicity •High conductivity •Excellent self-cleaning •Acid-alkali resistant	•Multifunctional cotton non-woven fabrics coated with AgNPs and polymers •Water contact angle 150°, 152°, 154° •High conductivity of ∼1000 S/cm •EMI shielding effectiveness increased up to ∼110 dB •Excellent self-cleaning performance and •Acid-alkali corrosion resistance	[344]
•Improve color strength •Superhydrophobicity •Self-cleaning •Antimicrobial reduction	•Silver-nanoparticle-colored cotton fabrics with tunable Colors •Water contact angle 168° •Sliding angle 3° •Effectively inhibited the growth of E. coli and B. subtilis bacteria	[351]
•Superhydrophobicity •Antimicrobial reduction •Self-cleaning	•Fabrication of superhydrophobic durable textile via AgNPs •Water contact angle >150° •Self-cleaning properties •Inhibition zone with an average width of 15 mm for E. coli and an average width of 15.2 mm for S. aureus	[352]
•Superhydrophobicity •Electrical conductivity	•Superhydrophobic conductive surface via AgNPs and Cu NPs •Water contact angle of 161°–162⁰ •Shedding angle of 7.0°–7.8⁰ •High-level conductivity with a surface resistivity of 25.17 ± 8.18 U Ωsq−1 and 184.38 ± 85.42 U Ωsq−1	[353]
•Superhydrophobicity	•Water contact angle 150º	[354]
•High Stretchability •Superhydrophobicity •High conductivity	•Highly Stretchable and Conductive Superhydrophobic Coating via 1-octadecanethiol-modified AgNPs (M-AgNPs) with polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-polystyrene (SEBS) •Water contact angle >160º •High conductivity with resistance of about 10 Ω	[345]
•Superhydrophobicity	•Flexible and superhydrophobic AgNPs decorated aligned Ag Nanowires Films •Water contact angle 155°	[355]
•Photocatalytic activity •Superhydrophobicity •Antimicrobial reduction	•High water-repellent properties (α∼150°) •Enhanced surface hardness (3H, ∼90 Hv) •High photo-degradation ability against dyes (D∗∼100 %) •Good inhibition activity against microorganism colonization	[356]
•Self-cleaning •Antimicrobial reduction •Photocatalytic activity	•Enhancement in self-cleaning and antibacterial performance •High photocatalytic activity in plasma-activated fabrics under ultraviolet and visible light	[357]
•Superhydrophobicity •Stain resistant, self-cleaning •Photocatalytic activity	•Water contact value was estimated as 153° with a sliding angle of 15º •Excellent water-repelling, stain-resistant, and self-cleaning abilities of the superhydrophobic coating •The inhibition zones have diameters of 13.12 mm and 14.44 mm for E. coli and S. aureus •Satisfying photocatalytic activity of coated fabric	[338]
•Self-cleaning	•Higher self-cleaning properties in Ag– TiO2 NPs loaded fabric	[358]
•Excellent electrical conductivity •Good wash fastness	•Waterproof conductive fiber with excellent electrical conductivity •Excellent electrical conductivity (0.11 Ω/cm) •Able to withstand folding deformation for 10,000 times •Excellent anti-wetting properties •Excellent operation of an LED over 4 h	[359]
•Photocatalytic activity •Good tinctorial strength •Good color fastness •Antimicrobial resistant	•Plasma-untreated and plasma-pretreated cotton samples (Cot-AgNPs-1 and Cot-AgNPs-5) demonstrated higher antimicrobial activity against C. albicans and E. coli than S. aureus. •High photocatalytic activity, UV blocking performance compared to blank cotton •Good tinctorial strength and colorfastness	[360]
•Good infrared stealth •Shielding effectiveness	•The shielding effectiveness (SE) is 26.8 dB •Low infrared radiation •Good infrared stealth performance •Potential military textile material for infrared camouflage outfits, such as uniforms, helmets, shoes, tents, and backpacks.	[361]
•Antimicrobial reduction •Photocatalytic activity	•The antibacterial rate of treated silk against E. coli and S. aureus was as high as 99 %, and it was above 92 % even after 20 cycles of washing under a neutral condition •The UV protection factor of treated silk reached 21.3, classified as “good protection.”	[343]
•Antimicrobial reduction •Photocatalytic activity	•The green synthesized Ag-NPs demonstrated a higher antibacterial activity than pathogenic bacteria (S. aureus, B. subtilis, E. coli, and P. aeruginosa). The maximum inhibition zone belonged to E. coli with 10.5 mm. •Biosynthesized Ag-NPs seem to contain satisfying photocatalytic activity against stable organic compounds (i.e., Methylene Blue)	[362]
•Photocatalytic activity	•The complete degradation of methylene blue in the presence of AgNPs occurs within 30 min.	[363]
•Antimicrobial reduction •Photocatalytic activity	•The MOS-AgNPs showed excellent antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus; 14.6 mm) and Gram-negative (E. coli; 30.6 mm, Salmonella enterica typhimurium (29 mm), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa; 22.8 mm) bacteria •The MOS-AgNPs showed remarkable photocatalytic activity toward organic dyes (methylene blue (>81 %), orange-red (>82 %), and 4-nitrophenol (>75 %)) under sunlight irradiation	[364]
•Photocatalytic activity	•The synthesized AgNPs have shown 30 96.51 % photocatalytic decolorization activity by using methylene blue dye (100 ppm) within 313 h incubation time	[341]
•Photocatalytic activity	•Iso-AgNPs exhibited 96.5 %, 96.0 %, 92 %, and 95 % degradation rates for MB, NF, ER, and 4-CP, respectively	[342]
•Photocatalytic activity •Antimicrobial reduction	•The photocatalytic efficiency of Ag/TiO2 nanotubes was twice that of the TNTs after 150 min under sunlight conditions •Ag/TiO2 nanotubes at 20 ppm concentration eliminated 99.99 % of the S. aureus after 60 min under sunlight conditions	[365]