Antibacterial properties and toxicity from metallic nanomaterials

GV Vimbela, SM Ngo, C Fraze, L Yang… - International journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The era of antibiotic resistance is a cause of increasing concern as bacteria continue to
develop adaptive countermeasures against current antibiotics at an alarming rate. In recent …

A review of drug delivery systems based on nanotechnology and green chemistry: green nanomedicine

H Jahangirian, EG Lemraski, TJ Webster… - International journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This review discusses the impact of green and environmentally safe chemistry on the field of
nanotechnology-driven drug delivery in a new field termed “green nanomedicine”. Studies …

Medical uses of silver: history, myths, and scientific evidence

S Medici, M Peana, VM Nurchi… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Silver has no biological role, and it is particularly toxic to lower organisms. Although several
silver formulations employed in medicine in the past century are prescribed and sold to treat …

[HTML][HTML] Carnivorous plants used for green synthesis of silver nanoparticles with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity

R Banasiuk, M Krychowiak, D Swigon… - Arabian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we exploit the anti-oxidative potential of four carnivorous plants to produce
uniform and biologically active silver nanoparticles. The use of polyvinylpyrrolidone …

Antifungal Activity and Mechanism of Action of the Co(III) Coordination Complexes With Diamine Chelate Ligands Against Reference and Clinical Strains of Candida …

K Turecka, A Chylewska, A Kawiak… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Although many antifungal agents are available in clinical treatment, increasing resistance of
fungi, especially Candida species, to the available drugs requires the development of new …

Governing factors affecting the impacts of silver nanoparticles on wastewater treatment

C Zhang, Z Hu, P Li, S Gajaraj - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (nanosilver or AgNPs) enter municipal wastewater from various
sources, raising concerns about their potential adverse effects on wastewater treatment …

Synergistic and antibiofilm potential of Curcuma aromatica derived silver nanoparticles in combination with antibiotics against multidrug-resistant pathogens

MS Tawre, A Shiledar, SK Satpute, K Ahire… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hospital acquired infections caused due to ESKAPE pathogens pose a challenge for
treatment due to their growing antimicrobial resistance. Curcuma aromatica (CA) is …

The impact of surface functionalization on the biophysical properties of silver nanoparticles

A Borowik, K Butowska, K Konkel, R Banasiuk… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Among metal-based nanoparticles, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are particularly appealing
because of their stability, functionality, and documented antimicrobial properties. AgNPs …

Novel approach to synthesis of silver nanoparticles in interpolyelectrolyte complexes based on pectin, chitosan, starch and their derivatives

V Demchenko, S Riabov, S Sinelnikov… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effect of the chemical structure of interpolyelectrolyte complexes (IPEC) based on
polymers of natural origin (pectin––chitosan+, pectin––cationic starch (starch+) …

Biocompatible nanocomposite implant with silver nanoparticles for otology—In vivo evaluation

M Ziąbka, E Menaszek, J Tarasiuk, S Wroński - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
The aim of this work was to investigate of biocompatibility of polymeric implants modified
with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Middle ear prostheses (otoimplants) made of the (poly) …