A review on plants and microorganisms mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles, role of plants metabolites and applications

T Mustapha, N Misni, NR Ithnin, AM Daskum… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles are one of the most extensively studied nanomaterials due to their high
stability and low chemical reactivity in comparison to other metals. They are commonly …

[HTML][HTML] Face masks in the new COVID-19 normal: materials, testing, and perspectives

MH Chua, W Cheng, SS Goh, J Kong, B Li, JYC Lim… - Research, 2020 - spj.science.org
The increasing prevalence of infectious diseases in recent decades has posed a serious
threat to public health. Routes of transmission differ, but the respiratory droplet or airborne …

Emerging strategies to combat ESKAPE pathogens in the era of antimicrobial resistance: a review

MS Mulani, EE Kamble, SN Kumkar… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The acronym ESKAPE includes six nosocomial pathogens that exhibit multidrug resistance
and virulence: Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae …

Plant extracts mediated metal-based nanoparticles: synthesis and biological applications

JO Adeyemi, AO Oriola, DC Onwudiwe, AO Oyedeji - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The vastness of metal-based nanoparticles has continued to arouse much research interest,
which has led to the extensive search and discovery of new materials with varying …

Metal oxide nanoparticles as biomedical materials

MP Nikolova, MS Chavali - Biomimetics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The development of new nanomaterials with high biomedical performance and low toxicity is
essential to obtain more efficient therapy and precise diagnostic tools and devices. Recently …

How can nanotechnology help to combat COVID-19? Opportunities and urgent need

EVR Campos, AES Pereira, JL De Oliveira… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Incidents of viral outbreaks have increased at an alarming rate over the past decades. The
most recent human coronavirus known as COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has already spread …

Nanoparticles in the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms

NY Lee, WC Ko, PR Hsueh - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology using nanoscale materials is increasingly being utilized for clinical
applications, especially as a new paradigm for infectious diseases. Infections caused by …

A comprehensive review on the synthesis, characterization, and biomedical application of platinum nanoparticles

M Jeyaraj, S Gurunathan, M Qasim, MH Kang, JH Kim - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) are noteworthy scientific tools that are being explored in
various biotechnological, nanomedicinal, and pharmacological fields. They are unique …

Emergent crisis of antibiotic resistance: A silent pandemic threat to 21st century

F Akram, M Imtiaz, I ul Haq - Microbial pathogenesis, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance has become an indispensably alarming menace to the global
community. The primary factors are overuse and abuse of antibiotics, lack of novel …

Antimicrobial silver nanoparticles for wound healing application: progress and future trends

F Paladini, M Pollini - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Recent data have reported that the burden of infections related to antibiotic-resistant
bacteria in the European Union and European Economic Area (EEA) can be estimated as …