Carbon nanomaterials against pathogens; the antimicrobial activity of carbon nanotubes, graphene/graphene oxide, fullerenes, and their nanocomposites

M Azizi-Lalabadi, H Hashemi, J Feng… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, antibiotic resistance of pathogens has grown given the excessive and
inappropriate usage of common antimicrobial agents. Hence, producing novel antimicrobial …

Nanoparticles: alternatives against drug-resistant pathogenic microbes

GR Rudramurthy, MK Swamy, UR Sinniah… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial substances may be synthetic, semisynthetic, or of natural origin (ie, from plants
and animals). Antimicrobials are considered “miracle drugs” and can determine if an …

Efficient removal of water bacteria and viruses using electrospun nanofibers

S Fahimirad, Z Fahimirad, M Sillanpää - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Pathogenic contamination has been considered as a significant worldwide water quality
concern. Due to providing promising opportunities for the production of nanocomposite …

Biofilm formation to inhibition: Role of zinc oxide-based nanoparticles

PP Mahamuni-Badiger, PM Patil, MV Badiger… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide nanoparticles have received much attention worldwide as they possess unique
properties like varied morphology, large surface area to volume ratio, potent antibacterial …

Graphene materials in antimicrobial nanomedicine: current status and future perspectives

HE Karahan, C Wiraja, C Xu, J Wei… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene materials (GMs), such as graphene, graphene oxide (GO), reduced GO (rGO),
and graphene quantum dots (GQDs), are rapidly emerging as a new class of broad …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial activity of carbon-based nanoparticles

SM Dizaj, A Mennati, S Jafari, K Khezri… - Advanced …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Due to the vast and inappropriate use of the antibiotics, microorganisms have begun to
develop resistance to the commonly used antimicrobial agents. So therefore, development …

Potential applications of engineered nanoparticles in medicine and biology: an update

GR Rudramurthy, MK Swamy - JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic …, 2018 - Springer
Nanotechnology advancements have led to the development of its allied fields, such as
nanoparticle synthesis and their applications in the field of biomedicine. Nanotechnology …

Wrinkled surface-mediated antibacterial activity of graphene oxide nanosheets

F Zou, H Zhou, DY Jeong, J Kwon… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Surface wrinkles are commonly observed in large-scale of graphene films. As a new feature,
the wrinkled surface of graphene films may directly affect bacterial viability by means of …

Antimicrobial and anti-adhesive properties of carbon nanotube-based surfaces for medical applications: A systematic review

R Teixeira-Santos, M Gomes, LC Gomes… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Although high-performance carbon materials are widely used in surface engineering, with
emphasis on carbon nanotubes (CNTs), the application of CNT nanocomposites on medical …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon nanotubes-based hydrogels for bacterial eradiation and wound-healing applications

TV Patil, DK Patel, SD Dutta, K Ganguly, A Randhawa… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biocompatible nanomaterials have attracted enormous interest for biomedical applications.
Carbonaceous materials, including carbon nanotubes (CNTs), have been widely explored in …