Table 2.

The amounts of reagents used for the syntheses of AgNPs.

Size of AgNPs	Silver nitrite	Reducing mixture
10 nm	94.5 g, 0.0166 wt%	Tannic acid (0.6 g, 5 wt%) Sodium citrate (4.2 g, 4 wt%) Sodium borohydride (0.7 g, 2 wt%)
37 nm	95.2 g, 0.0165 wt%	Tannic acid (0.6 g, 5 wt%) Sodium citrate (4.2 g, 4 wt%)
59 nm	97.60 g, 0.0161 wt%	Tannic acid (1.3 g, 5 wt%) Sodium citrate (1.1 g, 4 wt%)