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Table 3 Restrictions and optimal conditions predicted from the model obtained

From: Optimization of silver nanoparticle synthesis by chemical reduction and evaluation of its antimicrobial and toxic activity

Parameter

Lower limit

Upper limit

Importance

Optimal value

Predicted value

Experimental results

Relative error

TSC

0.01

0.09

3

0.01

AgNO3

0.01

0.09

3

0.06

NaBH4

0.01

0.09

3

0.01

pH

8

12

3

8

Response variable

       

Yield

0

15.00

5

2.61

0.97 ±0.00

1.64

Size

13.65

37850

3

86.67

0.94 ±0.05

76.73

PSGI

15.17

37850

4

30.99

62.63 ±2.79

-31.64

Polydipersity

0.112

1

5

0.33

0.83 ±0.00

-0.50