Metals to combat antimicrobial resistance

A Frei, AD Verderosa, AG Elliott, J Zuegg… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Bacteria, similar to most organisms, have a love–hate relationship with metals: a specific
metal may be essential for survival yet toxic in certain forms and concentrations. Metal ions …

[HTML][HTML] Face masks in the new COVID-19 normal: materials, testing, and perspectives

MH Chua, W Cheng, SS Goh, J Kong, B Li, JYC Lim… - Research, 2020 - spj.science.org
The increasing prevalence of infectious diseases in recent decades has posed a serious
threat to public health. Routes of transmission differ, but the respiratory droplet or airborne …

Silver nanoparticles: Mechanism of action and probable bio-application

EO Mikhailova - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
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[HTML][HTML] PLGA-based composites for various biomedical applications

CV Rocha, V Gonçalves, MC da Silva… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polymeric materials have been extensively explored in the field of nanomedicine; within
them, poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) holds a prominent position in micro-and …

Toxicity of nanoparticles in biomedical application: nanotoxicology

C Egbuna, VK Parmar, J Jeevanandam… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles are of great importance in development and research because of their
application in industries and biomedicine. The development of nanoparticles requires …

Recent advances and mechanistic insights into antibacterial activity, antibiofilm activity, and cytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles

N Tripathi, MK Goshisht - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
The substantial increase in multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogenic bacteria is a major threat
to global health. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles: biomolecule-nanoparticle organizations targeting antimicrobial activity

A Roy, O Bulut, S Some, AK Mandal, MD Yilmaz - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Since discovery of the first antibiotic drug, penicillin, in 1928, a variety of antibiotic and
antimicrobial agents have been developed and used for both human therapy and industrial …

Prospects of algae-based green synthesis of nanoparticles for environmental applications

F Khan, A Shahid, H Zhu, N Wang, MR Javed… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) has emerged as an eco-friendly alternative to
produce nanomaterials with diverse physical, chemical, and biological characteristics …

Nanoparticles in the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms

NY Lee, WC Ko, PR Hsueh - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology using nanoscale materials is increasingly being utilized for clinical
applications, especially as a new paradigm for infectious diseases. Infections caused by …

Biomedical applications of silver nanoparticles: an up-to-date overview

AC Burdușel, O Gherasim, AM Grumezescu… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
During the past few years, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) became one of the most
investigated and explored nanotechnology-derived nanostructures, given the fact that …