Photocatalytic TiO2 nanomaterials as potential antimicrobial and antiviral agents: Scope against blocking the SARS-COV-2 spread

J Prakash, J Cho, YK Mishra - Micro and Nano Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The whole world is struggling with current coronavirus pandemic that shows urgent need to
develop novel technologies, medical innovations or innovative materials for controlling …

A review on the emerging applications of nano-cellulose as advanced coatings

RM Cherian, A Tharayil, RT Varghese, T Antony… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
The unparalleled dependency on petroleum based sources urged the research community
to focus on developing renewable products, among which nanocellulose based …

SiO2-Ag Composite as a Highly Virucidal Material: A Roadmap that Rapidly Eliminates SARS-CoV-2

M Assis, LGP Simoes, GC Tremiliosi, D Coelho… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
COVID-19, as the cause of a global pandemic, has resulted in lockdowns all over the world
since early 2020. Both theoretical and experimental efforts are being made to find an …

Chemical design principles of next-generation antiviral surface coatings

N Wang, AR Ferhan, BK Yoon, JA Jackman… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has accelerated efforts to
develop high-performance antiviral surface coatings while highlighting the need to build a …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) in delivery of antiviral therapeutics and vaccines

I Sadeghian, R Heidari, S Sadeghian, MJ Raee… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Viral infections are a great threat to human health. Currently, there are no effective vaccines
and antiviral drugs against the majority of viral diseases, suggesting the need to develop …

The use of nanotechnology in the fight against viruses: A critical review

EK Goharshadi, K Goharshadi, M Moghayedi - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Today, viruses penetrate cells very intelligently with abilities of replicating and disabling the
host's defense mechanisms. The viruses are resistant to conventional treatments mainly due …

Nanotechnology as a shield against COVID-19: current advancement and limitations

M Rai, S Bonde, A Yadav, A Bhowmik, S Rathod… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a global health problem that the WHO declared a pandemic …

Exploring the potential of carbon dots to combat COVID-19

S Kotta, HM Aldawsari, SM Badr-Eldin… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Viral diseases are considered as a global burden. The eradication of viral diseases is
always a challenging task in medical research due to the high infectivity and mutation …

Recent advances in nanotechnology and microfluidic-based approaches for isolation and detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs)

J Kumar, S Basak, A Kalkal, G Packirisamy - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2022 - Elsevier
The event of cancer metastasis, wherein tumor cells detach from the primary tumor site and
travel to distant tissue or organs through the circulatory system of the body, is currently …

Preparation, characterization, and antimicrobial and antiviral properties of silver-containing nanocomposites based on polylactic acid–chitosan

V Demchenko, N Rybalchenko… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Antimicrobial and antiviral nanocomposites based on polylactic acid (PLA) and chitosan
were synthesized by a thermochemical reduction method of Ag+ ions in the PLA-Ag+ …