Synergistic effects between metal nanoparticles and commercial antimicrobial agents: A review

AI Ribeiro, AM Dias, A Zille - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has expanded into a broad range of clinical applications. In particular,
metal nanoparticles (MNPs) display unique antimicrobial properties, a fundamental function …

Metallic nanoparticles: a promising arsenal against antimicrobial resistance—unraveling mechanisms and enhancing medication efficacy

S Wahab, A Salman, Z Khan, S Khan… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The misuse of antibiotics and antimycotics accelerates the emergence of antimicrobial
resistance, prompting the need for novel strategies to combat this global issue. Metallic …

Synergistic combinations of metal, metal oxide, or metalloid nanoparticles plus antibiotics against resistant and non-resistant bacteria

M Alavi, MR Hamblin, F Martinez… - Micro Nano Bio …, 2022 - mnba-journal.com
The emergence of drug resistance in pathogenic bacteria due to the indiscriminate use of
antibiotics is a major challenge to global public health. Therefore, improved and more …

Multimetallic nanoparticles as alternative antimicrobial agents: challenges and perspectives

N Basavegowda, KH Baek - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, infectious diseases caused by bacterial pathogens have become a major cause of
morbidity and mortality globally due to their resistance to multiple antibiotics. This has …

Coping with antibiotic resistance: combining nanoparticles with antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents

AM Allahverdiyev, KV Kon, ES Abamor… - Expert review of anti …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The worldwide escalation of bacterial resistance to conventional medical antibiotics is a
serious concern for modern medicine. High prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria …

Antimicrobial nanoparticles: applications and mechanisms of action

SSN Fernando, T Gunasekara, J Holton - 2018 - dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk
Nanoparticle technology is rapidly advancing and is used for a wide range of applications in
medicine. The potential of metal nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents is widely studied and …

Antimicrobial effects of biogenic nanoparticles

P Singh, A Garg, S Pandit, V Mokkapati, I Mijakovic - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Infectious diseases pose one of the greatest health challenges in the medical world. Though
numerous antimicrobial drugs are commercially available, they often lack effectiveness …

A review on nano-antimicrobials: metal nanoparticles, methods and mechanisms

E Hoseinzadeh, P Makhdoumi, P Taha… - Current drug …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Nanotechnology is a scientific and engineering technology conducted at the nano-scale,
such as in the fields of compound fabric manufacturing, food processing, agricultural …

Nanoparticles: alternatives against drug-resistant pathogenic microbes

GR Rudramurthy, MK Swamy, UR Sinniah… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial substances may be synthetic, semisynthetic, or of natural origin (ie, from plants
and animals). Antimicrobials are considered “miracle drugs” and can determine if an …

Metal-based nanoparticles: Antibacterial mechanisms and biomedical application

D Franco, G Calabrese, SPP Guglielmino, S Conoci - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growing increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria has led to the search for new
antibacterial agents capable of overcoming the resistance problem. In recent years …