Table 3.

Examples of the polyol process to obtain AgNPs with various morphologies.

[Ag+]	EG	protector	[Ag+]:[Protector]	reaction details (temperature/acid content/time)		AgNP morphology	ref.
94 mM	141 mM	PVP	1:1.5	EG/140 °C/0.25 mM HNO3	15 h	nanocubes 30 nm	[142]
94 mM	147 mM	PVP	1:1.5	EG/140 °C/0.025 mM HCl	30 min	nanowires ≈30 nm (d) ≈100 nm (c)	[143]
125 mM	188 mM	PVP	1:1.5	EG/160 °C	30 min	nanocubes ≈80 nm	[139]
250 mM	375 mM	PVP	1:1.5	EG/160 °C	45 min	nanocubes ≈175 nm	[139]
0.5 mM	0.0625 mM	PVP	1:0.0625	PEG/260 °C	24 h	nanospheres ≈54 nm	[144]
0.25 M	0.027 M	PVP	1:0.108	EG/120 °C	30 min	nanospheres ≈27 nm	[145]