Table 4.

Synthesis, characterization methods, characteristics and antiplasmodial activity assessment of metal nanoparticles

Items	Parameters	Categories	References
Mode of preparation	Part used for NPs synthesis	Leaves	[47–50, 52, 53, 57–60]
		Flowers	[53]
		Seeds	[55, 56, 60]
		Barks	[57]
		Whole organism	[61–63]
	Extraction solvent	Water	[47, 48, 50–60]
		Tris–HCl buffer	[49]
	Main method of preparation	Washing, cutting, boiling, decantation, filtration	[47–56, 59]
Physico-chemical characterization of NPs	Plasmon resonance	UV–Vis	[47, 48, 50–63]
	Shape, size and size distribution	FESEM/SEM, EDX, EDAX	[47, 48, 50–56, 60–63]
		HRTEM/TEM, SAED	[49, 51, 57–61, 63]
	Silver content	AAS	[49]
	Interface NPs-metabolites	FTIR	[49, 51–53, 55–57, 59, 60, 62, 63]
	Size distribution	DLS	[49, 59]
	Structure-crystallinity	XRD	[47–57, 61]
	Stability	Zeta potential	[47, 51, 53, 55]
Characteristics of NPs	Metal source	AgNO3	[47–50, 52, 54–58, 61, 63]
		HAuCl4	[53, 57, 60, 61]
		Pd(OAc)2	[51]
		TiCl4	[59]
	Time of production	< 30 min	[50, 58, 59, 61]
		> 30 min	[47, 49, 51, 53–56]
	Shape	Spherical or mainly spherical	[47–51, 54, 56–59, 62]
		Other shapes (cubical, polygonal, triangular, oval, ellipsoidal, rectangular)	[50–53, 55, 57–59, 61]
	NPs aggregation phenomenon	Yes	[49, 56]

AAS atomic absorption spectroscopy, DLS dynamic light scattering, DRIFT diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform, EDS Electron Diffraction Spectrophotometer, FESEM field emission scanning electron microscopy, FTIR Fourier-transform infrared, HR-TEM high resolution transmission electron microscopy, SAED size and elected area diffraction, SEM scanning electron microscopy, TEM transmission electron microscopy, EDAX energy dispersive X-ray, HF health facility