Silver nanoparticles and their antibacterial applications

T Bruna, F Maldonado-Bravo, P Jara… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been imposed as an excellent antimicrobial agent being
able to combat bacteria in vitro and in vivo causing infections. The antibacterial capacity of …

Tannic acid: a versatile polyphenol for design of biomedical hydrogels

H Jafari, P Ghaffari-Bohlouli, SV Niknezhad… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Tannic acid (TA), a natural polyphenol, is a hydrolysable amphiphilic tannin derivative of
gallic acid with several galloyl groups in its structure. Tannic acid interacts with various …

Health impact of silver nanoparticles: a review of the biodistribution and toxicity following various routes of exposure

Z Ferdous, A Nemmar - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have gained huge importance in technological
advancements over the past few years. Among the various ENMs, silver nanoparticles …

Antibiotic‐free antibacterial strategies enabled by nanomaterials: progress and perspectives

Y Wang, Y Yang, Y Shi, H Song, C Yu - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial infection is one of the top ten leading causes of death globally and the worst killer
in low‐income countries. The overuse of antibiotics leads to ever‐increasing antibiotic …

Sprayable hydrogel dressing accelerates wound healing with combined reactive oxygen species-scavenging and antibacterial abilities

H Cheng, Z Shi, K Yue, X Huang, Y Xu, C Gao, Z Yao… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Wound management poses a considerable economic burden on the global healthcare
system, considering the impacts of wound infection, delayed healing and scar formation. To …

Bactericidal and cytotoxic properties of silver nanoparticles

C Liao, Y Li, SC Tjong - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) can be synthesized from a variety of techniques including
physical, chemical and biological routes. They have been widely used as nanomaterials for …

A hydrogen‐bonded extracellular matrix‐mimicking bactericidal hydrogel with radical scavenging and hemostatic function for pH‐responsive wound healing …

Z Ahmadian, A Correia, M Hasany… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Generation of reactive oxygen species, delayed blood clotting, prolonged inflammation,
bacterial infection, and slow cell proliferation are the main challenges of effective wound …

Advances in tannic acid-incorporated biomaterials: Infection treatment, regenerative medicine, cancer therapy, and biosensing

A Bigham, V Rahimkhoei, P Abasian, M Delfi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyphenol-based materials have attracted wide-spread interest from academic and
industrial communities because of their unique structure and physicochemical properties …

Tannins as an alternative to antibiotics

AK Farha, QQ Yang, G Kim, HB Li, F Zhu, HY Liu… - Food Bioscience, 2020 - Elsevier
Excessive use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria that are
a serious threat to human health. There is a need to develop efficient antibacterial agents to …

Ultra-durable cell-free bioactive hydrogel with fast shape memory and on-demand drug release for cartilage regeneration

Y Yang, X Zhao, S Wang, Y Zhang, A Yang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis is a worldwide prevalent disease that imposes a significant socioeconomic
burden on individuals and healthcare systems. Achieving cartilage regeneration in patients …