Laser synthesis and processing of colloids: fundamentals and applications

D Zhang, B Gokce, S Barcikowski - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Driven by functionality and purity demand for applications of inorganic nanoparticle colloids
in optics, biology, and energy, their surface chemistry has become a topic of intensive …

Synthetic preparations and atomic scale engineering of silver nanoparticles for biomedical applications

A Nene, M Galluzzi, L Hongrong, P Somani… - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to their peculiar oxidative effect, silver cations (Ag+) are well known for their
antimicrobial properties and explored as therapeutic agents for biomedical applications …

Enhancement of the antibacterial efficiency of silver nanoparticles against gram‐positive and gram‐negative bacteria using blue laser light

A Al-Sharqi, K Apun, M Vincent… - International Journal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Silver nanoparticles (Ag‐NPs) possess excellent antibacterial properties and are considered
to be an alternative material for treating antibiotic‐resistant bacteria. The present study was …

Silver nanoparticles produced by laser ablation and re-irradiation are effective preventing peri-implantitis multispecies biofilm formation

R Pérez-Tanoira, M Fernández-Arias, C Potel… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Implant-associated infection due to biofilm formation is a growing problem. Given that silver
nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) have shown antibacterial effects, our goal is to study their effect …

Enhanced photocatalytic performance of BiVO4 in aqueous AgNO3 solution under visible light irradiation

CK Huang, T Wu, CW Huang, CY Lai, MY Wu… - Applied Surface …, 2017 - Elsevier
Monoclinic-phase bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4) with a 2.468 eV band gap exhibited enhanced
synergic photodegradation activity toward methylene blue (MB) when combined with silver …

Synthesis, characterization and application of intracellular Ag/AgCl nanohybrids biosynthesized in Scenedesmus sp. as neutral lipid inducer and antibacterial agent

M Kashyap, K Samadhiya, A Ghosh, V Anand… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The current research focuses on the Intracellular biosynthesis of Ag/AgCl nanohybrids in
microalgae, Scenedesmus sp. The effect of biosynthesis process on growth and lipid profile …

Fabrication of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrates using silver nanoparticles produced by laser ablation in liquids

AM Ondieki, Z Birech, KA Kaduki, PW Mwangi… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research describes the use of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)
substrates based on colloidal silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) produced by laser ablation of …

Evaluation of long–lasting antibacterial properties and cytotoxic behavior of functionalized silver-nanocellulose composite

RG Toro, AM Adel, T de Caro, F Federici, L Cerri… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Materials possessing long-term antibacterial behavior and high cytotoxicity are of extreme
interest in several applications, from biomedical devices to food packaging. Furthermore, for …

The toxicity of nanoparticles to organisms in freshwater

S Lekamge, AS Ball, R Shukla, D Nugegoda - Reviews of Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing industry yielding many benefits to society. However,
aquatic environments are at risk as increasing amounts of nanoparticles (NPs) are …

The improved antibacterial efficiency of a zinc phthalocyanine when embedded on silver nanoparticle modified silica nanofibers

S Mapukata, J Britton, OL Osifeko, T Nyokong - … and Photodynamic Therapy, 2021 - Elsevier
This work reports on the fabrication and modification of electrospun polymer free silica
nanofibers (SiO 2 NFs) with the aim of creating heterogeneous antibacterial catalysts. The …