Size-Controlled Production of Silver Nanoparticles by Aspergillus fumigatus BTCB10: Likely Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Effects

Table 1

AgNP synthesis by Aspergillus fumigatus BTCB10 under optimum physiochemical conditions.

Sr. no.	Parameters	Optimized conditions	Incubation time (hrs)	AgNP size (nm)	Shape of AgNPs	PDI	Reduction in size (%)
1	Temperature	25°C	48	322.8	Spherical	0.278	—
2	Light/dark	Dark	40	189.5	Spherical	0.281	49.29
3	Culture age	7 days	22	125	Needle	0.437	58.17
4	pH	6	12	110	Spherical	0.261	65.9
5	Substrate conc.	1 mM	4	94	Spherical	0.254	70.64
6	Biomass weight	7 g	3	94	Spherical	0.312	70.87
7	CFF : silver nitrate	3 : 2	2	93.94	Spherical	0.218	70.90
8	Metal salts (NaCl)	20%	20 seconds	0.681	Cube	0.312	99.97