Antibacterial activity of chitosan nanoparticles: A review

M Chandrasekaran, KD Kim, SC Chun - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, nanotechnology has attracted attention in many fields because it has several
up-and-coming novel uses. Many researchers have suggested that chitosan nanoparticles …

Chitosan as a wound dressing starting material: Antimicrobial properties and mode of action

MA Matica, FL Aachmann, A Tøndervik… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fighting bacterial resistance is one of the concerns in modern days, as antibiotics remain the
main resource of bacterial control. Data shows that for every antibiotic developed, there is a …

Antimicrobial activity of lignin and lignin-derived cellulose and chitosan composites against selected pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms

A Alzagameem, SE Klein, M Bergs, XT Do, I Korte… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The antiradical and antimicrobial activity of lignin and lignin-based films are both of great
interest for applications such as food packaging additives. The polyphenolic structure of …

Agricultural and biomedical applications of chitosan-based nanomaterials

S Bandara, H Du, L Carson, D Bradford… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan has emerged as a biodegradable, nontoxic polymer with multiple beneficial
applications in the agricultural and biomedical sectors. As nanotechnology has evolved as a …

Chitosan/polydopamine layer by layer self-assembled silk fibroin nanofibers for biomedical applications

X Ma, G Wu, F Dai, D Li, H Li, L Zhang, H Deng - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin (SF) is increasingly needed in tissue engineering for its superior biocompatibility.
However, the practical applications of pure SF biomaterials confront bacterial infection …

Antibacterial activity of chitosan nano-composites and carbon nanotubes: A review

A Kassem, GM Ayoub, L Malaeb - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Bacteriological contamination of water sources is a major challenge that has a detrimental
impact on both the environment and human health. This imposes the search for the most …

A robust ROS generation nanoplatform combating periodontitis via sonodynamic/chemodynamic combination therapy

Y Xin, Z Guo, A Ma, E Shi, Z Li, Z Liang, Z Qian… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Periodontitis is a popular bacteria-induced chronic disease with the absence of effective and
noninvasive therapeutic strategies. Sonodynamic therapy (SDT), proved to be promising …

Antimicrobial peptides: the promising therapeutics for cutaneous wound healing

F Miao, Y Li, Z Tai, Y Zhang, Y Gao… - Macromolecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic wound infections have caused an increasing number of deaths and economic
burden, which necessitates wound treatment options. Hitherto, the development of functional …

A novel nanohybrid antimicrobial based on chitosan nanoparticles and antimicrobial peptide microcin J25 with low toxicity

H Yu, Z Ma, S Meng, S Qiao, X Zeng, Z Tong… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a critical public health concern. Alternatives of antibiotics
are needed urgently. Herein, we designed and engineered a new nano-antimicrobial …

A novel polymeric nanohybrid antimicrobial engineered by antimicrobial peptide MccJ25 and chitosan nanoparticles exerts strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory …

Y Haitao, C Yifan, S Mingchao… - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Infection caused by antibiotic-resistant microorganisms (ARMs) has been declared a global
threat to public health. Polymeric nanoparticles (PNPs) formed by antimicrobial peptides …