Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles: A surface science insight

B Le Ouay, F Stellacci - Nano today, 2015 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles constitute a very promising approach for the development of new
antimicrobial systems. Nanoparticulate objects can bring significant improvements in the …

Silver nanoparticles in the environment: Sources, detection and ecotoxicology

E McGillicuddy, I Murray, S Kavanagh… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The environmental impact of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) has become a topic of interest
recently, this is due to the fact that AgNPs have been included in numerous consumer …

Purifying water with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-incorporated membranes: Recent advancements and critical challenges

Y Yu, Z Zhou, G Huang, H Cheng, L Han, S Zhao… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In the face of the growing global water crisis, membrane technology is a promising means of
purifying water and wastewater. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been widely used to …

Fusarium as a Novel Fungus for the Synthesis of Nanoparticles: Mechanism and Applications

M Rai, S Bonde, P Golinska, J Trzcińska-Wencel… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology is a new and developing branch that has revolutionized the world by its
applications in various fields including medicine and agriculture. In nanotechnology …

Treatment technologies to mitigate the harmful effects of recalcitrant fluoroquinolone antibiotics on the environ-ment and human health

P Mathur, D Sanyal, DL Callahan, XA Conlan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotic proliferation in the environment and their persistent nature is an issue of global
concern as they induce antibiotic resistance threatening both human health and the …

Review of nanomaterial aging and transformations through the life cycle of nano-enhanced products

DM Mitrano, S Motellier, S Clavaguera… - Environment international, 2015 - Elsevier
In the context of assessing potential risks of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs), life cycle
thinking can represent a holistic view on the impacts of ENPs through the entire value chain …

Immobilized silver nanoparticles enhance contact killing and show highest efficacy: elucidation of the mechanism of bactericidal action of silver

S Agnihotri, S Mukherji, S Mukherji - Nanoscale, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial materials with immobilized/entrapped silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are of
considerable interest. There is significant debate on the mode of bactericidal action of …

Silver nanoparticles in aquatic environments: Physiochemical behavior and antimicrobial mechanisms

C Zhang, Z Hu, B Deng - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanosilver (silver nanoparticles or AgNPs) has unique physiochemical properties and
strong antimicrobial activities. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the …

Versatile roles of silver in Ag-based nanoalloys for antibacterial applications

Z Qin, Y Zheng, Y Wang, T Du, C Li, X Wang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, indiscriminate use of traditional antibiotics drives the rapid evolution of multidrug-
resistant pathogenic bacteria. Silver has been regarded as antimicrobial agent since ancient …

Chemical transformation of silver nanoparticles in aquatic environments: Mechanism, morphology and toxicity

W Zhang, B Xiao, T Fang - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) have been inevitably introduced into ecological
environment during their extensive applications in daily human life. Thermodynamically, Ag …