Table 6.
Applications of CaCO3 micro- and nanoparticles synthesized by biological method
| No. | Size (nm) | Nature | Microorganism/Biomaterial | Applications | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not-Specified | Not-Specified | Gluconacetobacter xylinus | In the biomedical field to obtain scaffold for bone regeneration | Mohammadkazemi et al. (2016) |
| 2 | Not-Specified | Crystalline | Kappa (type III; from Eucheuma cottonii) and Iota (type V; from E. cottonii) carrageenans | As the synthesized particles are biocompatible and have many biocompatible applications | Nogueira et al. (2016) |
| 3 | ~ 80 | Amorphous | PL-MIT (phospholipid-Mitoxantrone) | The synthesized particles could be used for drug release and to enhance the drug penetration for the antitumor effect in cancer therapy | Wang et al. (2019) |
| 4 | Not-Specified | Crystalline | Eggshell | The synthesized particles showed antibacterial effects specifically on the gram-positive bacteria | Rinu et al. (2020) |
| 5 | ~ 10–60 | Crystalline | Eggshell | The particles can be used in tablets for use in enteric drug delivery and other biomedical purposes | Render et al. (2016) |
| 6 | ~ 10 | Crystalline | Sporosarcina pasteurii | The synthesized particles could be used as fuel cells and as photocatalyst | Wu and Zeng (2017) |
| 7 | ~ 1000 | Crystalline | Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus cereus | As the shells did not collapse after washing, the precipitates could help manufacture osseous structures to carry out microencapsulation for the medicinal purpose because of their uniform and hollow distribution | Caicedo-Pineda et al. (2018) |
| 8 | 80–120 | Crystalline | Chicken eggshell and agar | Can be used as fuel additives and as a catalyst for degrading Congo Red dye in aqueous media | Khan et al. (2019) |
| 9 | 20–50 | Crystalline | From aqueous extract and leach solution of Myrtus communis plant | Used for color removal from an aqueous solution containing basic dye compounds | Uzunoğlu and Özer (2018) |
| 10 | 19–51 | Not specified | Cockleshell | Acts as a starting material for biomedical applications | Kiranda et al. (2018) |
| 11 | 14 µm | Crystalline | DNA | Can be used as catalyst and as chromatography column packaging material | Cheng et al. (2010) |
| 12 |
20 × 5 µm Film |
Crystalline | BSA | Can be used in the synthesis of advanced materials | Xue et al. (2009) |
| 13 | 1–2 µm | Crystalline | Egg White | Can be used for synthesizing inorganic/organic hybrid materials | Zheng et al. (2012) |