Table 6.

Different VOs and FAs employed in nanoparticle syntheses.

solvent/capping agent	nanoparticles	method	morphology	size (nm)	references
CO	CdS	colloidal thermolysis	spherical	4.64	[14]
CO	Ag	laser ablation	spherical	5	[86]
CO	Au	sputtering	spherical	2.4–3.8	[87]
CO	Au	wet chemical synthesis (i) NaBH4, (ii) citrate, (iii) KOH	quasi-spherical	(i) 9 (ii) 66 (iii) 13	[2]
other VOs (edible)
rapeseed oil	Fe	sonochemical synthesis	spherical	20–30	[85]
corn oil	Fe	sonochemical synthesis	spherical	10–15	[85]
palm oil	Ag	laser ablation	spherical	2–2.5	[88]
coconut oil	Au	wet chemical synthesis	triangular to nearly spherical	38–49	[15]
coconut oil	Ag	wet chemical synthesis	triangular to nearly spherical	21	[15]
sunflower oil	ZnO	colloidal thermolysis	spheroidal	3	[89]
sunflower oil	Fe2O3/Fe3O4	colloidal thermolysis	spheroidal	7	[89]
almond oil	Mn3O4	sonochemical synthesis	spherical	7	[90]
olive oil	Mn3O4	sonochemical synthesis	spherical	7	[90]
olive oil	ZnS	colloidal thermolysis	dots to flower-like	4–7	[91]
olive oil	CdSe	colloidal thermolysis	dots	6	[92]
olive oil	PbS	colloidal thermolysis	cubic	18.74	[93]
olive oil	CdS	colloidal thermolysis	spherical	4.75	[93]
olive oil	Fe2O3/Fe3O4	co-precipitation	spherical	19.2	[94]
olive oil	CdSe	colloidal thermolysis	spherical	2.3–6	[95]
olive oil	PbS	colloidal thermolysis	—	3.4–4.7	[96]
CO-based FA
RA	CdS	colloidal thermolysis	spherical	5.56	[14]
RA	Fe3O4	co-precipitation	Janus-type	—	[97]
RA	Fe2O3/Fe3O4	Co-precipitation	—	11.1	[98]
RA	CoFe2O4	co-precipitation	spherical	15	[99]
RA	NaYF4:Yb/Er	solvothermal	spherical	20	[100]
other FAs
stearic acid	CdSe	colloidal thermolysis	dots	4–25	[32]
oleic acid	Fe2O3/Fe3O4	co-precipitation	—	10.4	[98]
oleic acid	PbS	chemical co-deposition	—	8	[101]