Table 4.

Cyanobacteria-Mediated Synthesis of Other Nanomaterials (NMs)

Strains	NPs	Size (nm)	Shape	Mode of Synthesis	Illumination	Temperature (°C)	pH	Time	Application of NPs	Reference
Anabaena strain L31	ZnO	70–100	Spherical	–	Dark	25	7	72 h	Ecofriendly sunscreen agent	95
Anabaena flos-aquae	β -FeOOH	100 (length)	Nanorods	+	Light	20	7	28 days	NM	115
Anabaena flos-aquae, ALCP B24	β-FeOOH	NM	Nanorods	+	Light	20	7	28 days	“one-pot” hybrid biofilms	116
Anabaena flos-aquae, ALCP B24	Pt	NM	NM	+	Light	NM	NM	15 days	NM	91
Anabaena flos-aquae, ALCP B24	Pd	NM	NM	+	Light	NA	NA	30 min	NM	91
Nostoc sp. EA03	ZnO	50–80	Star	-	Light	RT	9	2 h	Antibacterial, antibiofilm and anticancer agent	99
Calothrix pulvinate	β-FeOOH	100 (length)	Nanorods	+	Light	20	7	28 days	NM	115
Calothrix pulvinate	Pd	3.5	Spherical	+, -	Light	NA	NA	30 min	NM	91
Calothrix pulvinate	Pt	3.2	Spherical	+, -	Light	NA	NA	15 day	NM	91
Lyngbya majuscula	Au-Ag nanoalloy	5–25	Spherical	+	Light	NM	4	72 h	NA	117
Phormidium tenue NTDM05	CdS	5.1	Spherical	-	Light	NM	NM	5 days	biolabel	27
Phormidium cyanobacterium	CuO	10–40	Quasi-spherical	-	Light	28	NM	42 h	NM	88
Plectonema boryanum UTEX 485	Pt	30 nm-0.3 µm	Spherical	+, -	Dark	25–100 and 180	4,7,10	28, 1 days	NM	96
Plectonema boryanum UTEX 485	Pd	˃ 30	Spherical and elongated	-	Dark	25–100 and 180	4,7,10	28, 1 days	NM	111
Spirulina platensis	CuO	30–40	Spherical	-	Light	100–120	NM	24 h	Antibacterial agent	100
Spirulina platensis	Au-Ag bimetallic	17–25	Spherical	-	Light	37	5.6	120 h	NM	8

Abbreviations: (-), extracellular; (+), intracellular; NM, not mentioned; (—), no NPs formed; RT, room temperature.