[HTML][HTML] Synthesis, applications, toxicity and toxicity mechanisms of silver nanoparticles: A review

P Nie, Y Zhao, H Xu - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have become one of the most popular objects of study for the
past few decades. The ability to design AgNPs through different synthetic methods …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial approaches in tissue engineering using metal ions and nanoparticles: From mechanisms to applications

M Godoy-Gallardo, U Eckhard, LM Delgado… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial infection of implanted scaffolds may have fatal consequences and, in combination
with the emergence of multidrug bacterial resistance, the development of advanced …

Environmental dimensions of the protein corona

KE Wheeler, AJ Chetwynd, KM Fahy, BS Hong… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The adsorption of biomolecules to the surface of engineered nanomaterials, known as
corona formation, defines their biological identity by altering their surface properties and …

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 …

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 …

Silver nanoparticles as an effective disinfectant: A review

SP Deshmukh, SM Patil, SB Mullani… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The paradigm modifications in the metallic crystals from bulky to micro-size to nano-scale
have resulted in excellent and amazing properties; which have been the remarkable …

Metal nanoparticles: understanding the mechanisms behind antibacterial activity

YN Slavin, J Asnis, UO Hńfeli, H Bach - Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2017 - Springer
As the field of nanomedicine emerges, there is a lag in research surrounding the topic of
nanoparticle (NP) toxicity, particularly concerned with mechanisms of action. The continuous …

The crown and the scepter: roles of the protein corona in nanomedicine

R Cai, C Chen - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Engineering nanomaterials are increasingly considered promising and powerful biomedical
tools or devices for imaging, drug delivery, and cancer therapies, but few nanomaterials …

Antimicrobial silver nanomaterials

K Zheng, MI Setyawati, DT Leong, J Xie - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is considered as one of the greatest health threats worldwide, and we
are in a staring competition with microbes as antibiotic resistance mounts faster than our …

Preparation and antibacterial properties of gold nanoparticles: A review

X Gu, Z Xu, L Gu, H Xu, F Han, B Chen… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
The overuse of antibiotics has led to an increase in bacterial resistance and, in turn, to a
decreasing efficiency of the rare available antibiotics. Alternatively, gold nanoparticles are …