Metal organic framework-based antibacterial agents and their underlying mechanisms

D Han, X Liu, S Wu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacteria, as the most abundant living organisms, have always been a threat to human life
until the development of antibiotics. However, with the wide use of antibiotics over a long …

Nanomaterial-based therapeutics for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

JMV Makabenta, A Nabawy, CH Li… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections arising from acquired resistance and/or through
biofilm formation necessitate the development of innovative 'outside of the box'therapeutics …

MXenes antibacterial properties and applications: a review and perspective

F Seidi, A Arabi Shamsabadi, M Dadashi Firouzjaei… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The mutations of bacteria due to the excessive use of antibiotics, and generation of antibiotic‐
resistant bacteria have made the development of new antibacterial compounds a necessity …

Controlling covalent chemistry on graphene oxide

S Guo, S Garaj, A Bianco, C Ménard-Moyon - Nature Reviews Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Graphene has attracted intensive research interest in many fields, owing to its remarkable
physicochemical properties. Nevertheless, its low dispersibility in most organic solvents and …

Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications

S Duan, R Wu, YH Xiong, HM Ren, C Lei… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Though the history of mankind, we are strongly fighting with infected diseases that are
induced by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other pathogens. Although a variety of medicines …

Antibiotic‐free antibacterial strategies enabled by nanomaterials: progress and perspectives

Y Wang, Y Yang, Y Shi, H Song, C Yu - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial infection is one of the top ten leading causes of death globally and the worst killer
in low‐income countries. The overuse of antibiotics leads to ever‐increasing antibiotic …

Engineering antifouling reverse osmosis membranes: A review

S Zhao, Z Liao, A Fane, J Li, C Tang, C Zheng, J Lin… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, water scarcity and security have significantly stimulated the
advances of reverse osmosis (RO) technology, which dominates the global desalination …

Graphitic carbon nitride-based materials for photocatalytic antibacterial application

X Kong, X Liu, Y Zheng, PK Chu, Y Zhang… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The prevalence of bacterial infections and resistance to existing antibiotics make new
effective antibacterial strategies urgently needed. Photocatalytic antibacterial, an effective …

Review of antimicrobial nanocoatings in medicine and dentistry: mechanisms of action, biocompatibility performance, safety, and benefits compared to antibiotics

J Butler, RD Handy, M Upton, A Besinis - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review discusses topics relevant to the development of antimicrobial nanocoatings and
nanoscale surface modifications for medical and dental applications. Nanomaterials have …

Nanotechnology-based antimicrobials and delivery systems for biofilm-infection control

Y Liu, L Shi, L Su, HC van der Mei, PC Jutte… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacterial-infections are mostly due to bacteria in an adhering, biofilm-mode of growth and
not due to planktonically growing, suspended-bacteria. Biofilm-bacteria are much more …