Engineered nanomaterials for antimicrobial applications: A review

EO Ogunsona, R Muthuraj, E Ojogbo, O Valerio… - Applied Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Human mortality rates due to infectious diseases from drug-resistant bacterial strains is
becoming an epidemic in our society. Currently, the development of new, expensive and …

Nanomaterials as delivery vehicles and components of new strategies to combat bacterial infections: Advantages and limitations

A Naskar, K Kim - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Life-threatening bacterial infections have been well-controlled by antibiotic therapies and
this approach has greatly improved the health and lifespan of human beings. However, the …

Antibacterial nanomedicine

I Yacoby, I Benhar - Nanomedicine, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Recent advances in the field of nanotechnology led several groups to recognize the promise
of recruiting nanomaterials to the ongoing battle against pathogenic bacteria. A large battery …

Nanomaterials for alternative antibacterial therapy

HA Hemeg - International journal of nanomedicine, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Despite an array of cogent antibiotics, bacterial infections, notably those produced by
nosocomial pathogens, still remain a leading factor of morbidity and mortality around the …

Emerging nanobiomaterials against bacterial infections in postantibiotic era

D Hu, L Zou, Y Gao, Q Jin, J Ji - View, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Although numerous antibiotics have been developed and applied in clinic, bacterial
infections are still serious threats to human health, due to the rapidly growing antibiotic …

Nanomaterials: the new antimicrobial magic bullet

J Ndayishimiye, T Kumeria, A Popat… - ACS Infectious …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bacterial infections are a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, despite
decades of use of numerous existing antibiotics and constant efforts by researchers to …

Perspectives on usage of functional nanomaterials in antimicrobial therapy for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

A Karnwal, G Kumar, G Pant, K Hossain, A Ahmad… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The clinical applications of nanotechnology are emerging as widely popular, particularly as
a potential treatment approach for infectious diseases. Diseases associated with multiple …

Emerging antibacterial nanomedicine for enhanced antibiotic therapy

S Wang, Y Gao, Q Jin, J Ji - Biomaterials Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Antibiotic therapy is the most powerful strategy for treating bacterial infections in clinic.
However, antibiotic resistance has become one of the biggest threats to public health …

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 …

Antibacterial nanomaterials: Upcoming hope to overcome antibiotic resistance crisis

L Hochvaldová, R Večeřová, M Kolář… - Nanotechnology …, 2022 - degruyter.com
When combined with nanomaterials, antibiotics show antibacterial activity against
susceptible and resistant bacterial strains at significantly lower concentrations …