“…Depending on the designated applications, an array of materials can serve as a support. The choices include glass/quartz, minerals, silica, zeolites, papers, carbonaceous substances, and polymers, among which polymer materials , are the most amenable to property diversification. With the enlarged surface area on these supports, which is generally one of the most sought properties of the support, the deposition of AgNPs is usually done by exposing the support materials to a dispersion of separately prepared AgNPs.…”