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. 2019 Apr 26;9(23):12944–12967. doi: 10.1039/c8ra10483b

A representative list of viruses used for the synthesis of nanoparticles and their applications.

Algae Nanoparticle type Characterization Applications Reference
Width (nm) Morphology
Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) Palladium 2.9–3.7 Multiwalled carbon nanotubes Catalyst in Suzuki reaction and recyclable 115
Cucumber mosaic virus Nanoassemblies ∼29 Icosahedral Anticancer drug delivery 110
Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) Gold 5 Spherical Building block for chiral meta-molecules 109
Red clover necrotic mosaic virus Nanocarriers 36 Icosahedral Doxorubicin delivery 113
M13 virus Titanium dioxide 20–40 Mesoporous nanowires Photo-electrochemical properties 116
Potato virus X Nanoconjugates 12 Filamentous rod shaped Herceptin drug delivery in breast cancer therapy 117
Potato virus X Nanocarriers 13 Helical Doxorubicin delivery in cancer therapy 114
Hepatitis E virus Nanoconjugates 27–34 Icosahedral Cancer therapy 118