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 …

Treatment strategies for infected wounds

I Negut, V Grumezescu, AM Grumezescu - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The treatment of skin wounds is a key research domain owing to the important functional
and aesthetic role of this tissue. When the skin is impaired, bacteria can soon infiltrate into …

Relationship between structure and antimicrobial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles: An overview

B Lallo da Silva, MP Abuçafy… - International journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The inappropriate use of antimicrobials has resulted in the selection of resistant strains.
Thus, a great number of studies have focused on the investigation of new antimicrobial …

Increased antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles: Influence of size and surface modification

BL da Silva, BL Caetano, BG Chiari-Andréo… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the current study, the size and surface of ZnO nanoparticle (ZnO NP) suspensions and
powders were finely controlled to evaluate their influence on the ZnO antibacterial activity …

Pure and multi metal oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, antibacterial and cytotoxic properties

S Stankic, S Suman, F Haque, J Vidic - Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2016 - Springer
Th antibacterial activity of metal oxide nanoparticles has received marked global attention as
they can be specifically synthesized to exhibit significant toxicity to bacteria. The importance …

Alternative antimicrobial approach: nano‐antimicrobial materials

N Beyth, Y Houri-Haddad, A Domb… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Despite numerous existing potent antibiotics and other antimicrobial means, bacterial
infections are still a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Moreover, the need to develop …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles by using polyol chemistry for their antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity

PP Mahamuni, PM Patil, MJ Dhanavade… - … and biophysics reports, 2019 - Elsevier
The present investigation deals with facile polyol mediated synthesis and characterization of
ZnO nanoparticles and their antimicrobial activities against pathogenic microorganisms. The …

Molecular mechanisms of bacterial resistance to metal and metal oxide nanoparticles

N Niño-Martínez, MF Salas Orozco… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The increase in bacterial resistance to one or several antibiotics has become a global health
problem. Recently, nanomaterials have become a tool against multidrug-resistant bacteria …

Antibacterial properties of nanoparticles

MJ Hajipour, KM Fromm, AA Ashkarran… - Trends in …, 2012 - cell.com
Antibacterial agents are very important in the textile industry, water disinfection, medicine,
and food packaging. Organic compounds used for disinfection have some disadvantages …

[HTML][HTML] Sol-gel synthesis of thorn-like ZnO nanoparticles endorsing mechanical stirring effect and their antimicrobial activities: Potential role as nano-antibiotics

MF Khan, AH Ansari, M Hameedullah, E Ahmad… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The effect of mechanical stirring on sol-gel synthesis of thorn-like ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO-
NPs) and antimicrobial activities is successfully reported in this study. The in-house …