Table 1.

Categories and types of nanoparticles.

Categories of Nanoparticles	Types of Nanoparticles	References
Metal-based NPs	Gold, copper, aluminum, iron, silver, platinum, palladium	[21,22]
Metalloids NPs	Selenium, silicon, boron, arsenic, tellurium	[23,24]
Metal magnetic NPs	Cobalt, manganese, nickel, iron	[25,26]
Metal-oxide NPs	Titanium dioxide, cerium oxide, iron oxide, aluminium oxide, zinc oxide, copper oxide	[27,28]
Dendrimers	Hybrid, tecto, micellar, chiral, liquid crystalline, triazine	[29,30]
Carbon-based NPs	Carbon nanotubes, carbon nanohorn, nanodiamond, fullerene, graphite, graphene, graphene oxide, carbon dot	[31,32]