Global environmental impacts of silver nanoparticle production methods supported by life cycle assessment

S Temizel-Sekeryan, AL Hicks - Resources, conservation and recycling, 2020 - Elsevier
Considering their antimicrobial, electrical and optical properties, silver nanoparticles
(AgNPs) are the most common type of engineered nanomaterials found in consumer …

Bacteria-nanoparticle interactions in the context of nanofouling

L Deschênes, T Ells - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2020 - Elsevier
The attachment of microbial communities to surfaces is a well-known problem recognized to
be involved in a variety of critical issues in the sectors of food processing, chronic wounds …

How microbial biofilms control the environmental fate of engineered nanoparticles?

M Desmau, A Carboni, M Le Bars, E Doelsch… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Predicting the fate of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) once they are released in the
environment is essential to evaluate their impacts to ecosystems. Microbial biofilms, as …

Flow and fate of silver nanoparticles in small French catchments under different land-uses: the first one-year study

JL Wang, E Alasonati, M Tharaud, A Gelabert… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
This study focused on surface waters from three small creeks, within the Seine River
watershed, which are characterized by different land-uses, namely forested, agricultural and …

GeoSoilEnviroCARS (Sector 13) at the Advanced Photon Source: a comprehensive synchrotron radiation facility for Earth science research at ambient and extreme …

SR Sutton, ML Rivers, S Chariton, PJ Eng… - Physics and Chemistry …, 2022 - Springer
GeoSoilEnviroCARS (GSECARS) is a comprehensive analytical laboratory for Earth and
environmental science research using X-ray beams from the Advanced Photon Source …

The impacts of metal-based engineered nanomaterial mixtures on microbial systems: a review

S Wu, JF Gaillard, KA Gray - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The last decade has witnessed tremendous growth in the commercial use of metal-based
engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) for a wide range of products and processes …

Understanding the potential environmental benefits of nanosilver enabled consumer products

AL Hicks, S Temizel-Sekeryan - NanoImpact, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanoscale silver is widely utilized in consumer products due to its antimicrobial nature. This
widespread application has the potential to be both environmentally beneficial and …

Differentiating silver nanoparticles and ions in medaka larvae by coupling two aggregation-induced emission fluorophores

N Yan, X He, BZ Tang, WX Wang - Environmental science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Although numerous studies have been conducted on the toxicity and biodistribution of
AgNPs and corresponding ionic counterparts, it is still debatable whether the toxicity …

Compare the physicochemical and biological properties of engineered polymer-functionalized silver nanoparticles against Porphyromonas gingivalis

M Zhang, ECM Lo - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Some polymer-functionalized AgNPs (P-AgNPs) have been developed to
optimize the biological properties of AgNPs. However, there are no studies in the literature …

[HTML][HTML] An effective weapon against biofilm consortia and small colony variants of MRSA

ZA Mirani, S Urooj, MN Khan, AB Khan… - Iranian Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective (s): This study was designed to investigate the effect of AgNPs (10 nm and 30 nm)
on different phenotypes of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm consortia. Materials and Methods …