The potential of honeybee products for biomaterial applications

M Rossi, P Marrazzo - Biomimetics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development of biomaterials required continuous improvements in their properties for
new tissue engineering applications. Implants based on biocompatible materials and …

Nanocarriers as drug delivery systems for propolis: A therapeutic approach

P Mendez-Pfeiffer, J Juarez, J Hernandez… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Propolis is a resinous material produced by bees (Apis mellifera) from different botanical
sources. It has a wide variety of biological activities attributed to its chemical constituents …

Biogenic ZnO nanoparticles synthesized from origanum vulgare abrogates quorum sensing and biofilm formation in opportunistic pathogen Chromobacterium …

MR Kamli, MA Malik, V Srivastava, JSM Sabir… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study presents an inexpensive, eco-friendly, and simple green synthesis of ZnO
nanoparticles using Origanum vulgare extract. These nanoparticles are non-hazardous …

Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Seasonal Samples of Sonoran Desert Propolis: Evaluation of Its Antibacterial Activity against Clinical Isolates of Multi-Drug …

P Mendez-Pfeiffer, MG Ballesteros-Monrreal… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria have gained importance as a health problem worldwide,
and novel antibacterial agents are needed to combat them. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) …

Anti-Biofilm Strategies: A Focused Review on Innovative Approaches

A Iaconis, LM De Plano, A Caccamo, D Franco… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Biofilm (BF) can give rise to systemic infections, prolonged hospitalization times, and, in the
worst case, death. This review aims to provide an overview of recent strategies for the …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial effects of sodium borate and calcium borate based polymeric coatings for orthopedic implants

HS Coskun, L Kehribar, S Surucu, M Aydin… - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We analyzed twenty-four different implants. Three implants were not coated, three
were coated with only a carrier polymer (alginate), and eighteen were coated with either …

Propolis Nanoemulsion Enhance the Antimicrobial Effect on Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Combination with Ciprofloxacin

S Kazemi, Z Shahandeh, MJ Alizadeh… - Natural Product …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Antimicrobial alternatives, including nanoparticles, are needed to combat
bacteria as antibiotic resistance threatens global health. The aim of this research was to …

Evaluation of the occurrence of pathogenic free‐living amoeba and bacteria in 20 public indoor swimming pool facilities

M Reyes‐Batlle, MF Gabriel… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, indoor swimming pool activities have increased to promote health‐enhancing
physical activities, which require establishing suitable protocols for disinfection and water …

The Application of Silver to Decontaminate Dental Unit Waterlines—A Systematic Review

F Hong, P Chen, X Yu, Q Chen - Biological Trace Element Research, 2022 - Springer
The contamination of dental unit waterlines (DUWLs) is a major health concern since it can
pose cross-infection risks among dental professionals and their patients. Silver is one of the …

Biological Synthesis of Nanoparticles: Animal Systems

S Srivastava, A Bhargava, S Srivastava… - Green Nanoparticles: The …, 2022 - Springer
There has been a recent interest in the biosynthesis of nanoparticles using animal systems.
Several parts of animals and/or their extracts can serve as good reducing agents for the …