Carbon dots in bioimaging, biosensing and therapeutics: a comprehensive review

B Wang, H Cai, GIN Waterhouse, X Qu, B Yang… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs), comprising crystalline graphitized carbon cores and polymer surface
groups, are currently attracting a lot of interest in biological fields owing to their fluorescent …

Recent advances in the development and antimicrobial applications of metal–phenolic networks

Y Li, Y Miao, L Yang, Y Zhao, K Wu, Z Lu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the abuse of antibiotics and the emergence of multidrug resistant microorganisms,
medical devices, and related biomaterials are at high risk of microbial infection during use …

Recent advances in nanoparticle-mediated antibacterial applications

S Roy, I Hasan, B Guo - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Misuse and overuse of antibiotics led us vulnerable to multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria,
biofilms, and intracellular infections. The failure of conventional antibiotics thus gives rise to …

Classification and catalytic mechanisms of heterojunction photocatalysts and the application of titanium dioxide (TiO2)-based heterojunctions in environmental …

Y Zhao, X Linghu, Y Shu, J Zhang, Z Chen, Y Wu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution owing to modernization and industrialization causes severe harm to
all the biodiversity on the earth. Therefore, for environmental remediation, nanosized TiO 2 …

Antibacterial activity of solvothermal obtained zno nanoparticles with different morphology and photocatalytic activity against a dye mixture: Methylene blue …

L Motelica, OC Oprea, BS Vasile, A Ficai… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we report the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) by forced solvolysis of Zn
(CH3COO) 2· 2H2O in alcohols with a different number of–OH groups. We study the …

Nanophysical antimicrobial strategies: a rational deployment of nanomaterials and physical stimulations in combating bacterial infections

B Jia, X Du, W Wang, Y Qu, X Liu, M Zhao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of bacterial resistance due to the evolution of microbes under antibiotic
selection pressure, and their ability to form biofilm, has necessitated the development of …

Phase-Dependent 1T/2H-MoS2 Nanosheets for Effective Photothermal Killing of Bacteria

C Mutalik, G Okoro, HL Chou, IH Lin… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The crystal phase of a nanomaterial can affect its biochemical properties and, as a result,
greatly influence its application performance. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), a …

Size and charge effects of metal nanoclusters on antibacterial mechanisms

HT Draviana, I Fitriannisa, M Khafid… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Nanomaterials, specifically metal nanoclusters (NCs), are gaining attention as a promising
class of antibacterial agents. Metal NCs exhibit antibacterial properties due to their …

Emerging trends in nanomaterials for photosynthetic biohybrid systems

G Okoro, S Husain, M Saukani, C Mutalik… - ACS Materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Global warming and climate change are among the most immediate challenges confronting
humans in the 21st century. Artificial photosynthesis represents a promising approach to …

A review of the antibacterial, fungicidal and antiviral properties of selenium nanoparticles

DA Serov, VV Khabatova, V Vodeneev, R Li… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobial drugs is an important problem worldwide.
To solve this problem, active searches for antimicrobial components, approaches and …