Silver dendritic particles were prepared by an electrochemical technique using the Taguchi method. Concentration of reactants, reaction temperature, reaction time, and current density were chosen as significant parameters. As a result, the optimal conditions were determined by the Taguchi method and silver dendritic particles with a size of 8 mu m were synthesized. (c) 2005 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.