Graphene Decorated Zinc Oxide and Curcumin to Disinfect the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

M Oves, MA Rauf, MO Ansari, A Aslam Parwaz Khan… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sometimes, life-threatening infections are initiated by the biofilm formation facilitated at the
infection site by the drug-resistant bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. The aggregation of the …

Graphene oxide-silver nanocomposite as a promising biocidal agent against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

ACM de Moraes, BA Lima, AF de Faria… - International journal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been responsible for
serious hospital infections worldwide. Nanomaterials are an alternative to conventional …

Synergic bactericidal effects of reduced graphene oxide and silver nanoparticles against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

K Prasad, GS Lekshmi, K Ostrikov, V Lussini, J Blinco… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) is a promising antibacterial material, the efficacy of which
can be further enhanced by the addition of silver nanoparticles (nAg). In this study, the …

Bactericidal Effect and Cytotoxicity of Graphene Oxide/Silver Nanocomposites

S Durairaj, D Sridhar, G Ströhle, H Li… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
To tackle the proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms without relying on antibiotics,
innovative materials boasting antimicrobial properties have been engineered. This study …

Curcumin-loaded graphene oxide flakes as an effective antibacterial system against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

F Bugli, M Cacaci, V Palmieri, R Di Santo… - Interface …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is responsible for serious hospital
infections worldwide and represents a global public health problem. Curcumin, the major …

A ZnO decorated chitosan–graphene oxide nanocomposite shows significantly enhanced antimicrobial activity with ROS generation

AR Chowdhuri, S Tripathy, S Chandra, S Roy… - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The rise in antimicrobial resistance requires the development of new antibacterial agents.
Herein, we develop nanocomposites by growing zinc oxide nanoparticles on the surface of …

Antibacterial and antibiofouling activities of antimicrobial peptide-functionalized graphene–silver nanocomposites for the inhibition and disruption of Staphylococcus …

T Parandhaman, P Choudhary… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Owing to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, bacterial infection and biofilm
formation are growing concerns in healthcare management. Herein, we report an eco …

Antibacterial, antibiofilm, and antipersister cells formation of green synthesis silver nanoparticles and graphene nanosheets against Klebsiella pneumoniae

SN Aziz, MF Al Marjani, AM Rheima… - … and Research in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
The present work aimed to investigate the antibacterial, antibiofilm, and antipersistence
effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) green synthesis, graphene nanosheets, and graphene …

Silver nanoparticles functionalized nanosilica grown over graphene oxide for enhancing antibacterial effect

Q Quach, TM Abdel-Fattah - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The continuous growth of multidrug-resistant bacteria due to the overuse of antibiotics and
antibacterial agents poses a threat to human health. Silver nanoparticles, silica-based …

Graphene oxide nanosheets with efficient antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Y Gao, Y Dong, Y Cao, W Huang, C Yu… - Journal of …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
The development of drug-resistant bacteria has become a public health problem, among
which methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) leads to various life-threatening …