Antimicrobial metal nanomaterials: from passive to stimuli‐activated applications

S Cheeseman, AJ Christofferson, R Kariuki… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of antimicrobial drug resistance among pathogenic bacteria and fungi is
one of the most significant health issues of the 21st century. Recently, advances in …

Noble metal-based nanomaterials as antibacterial agents

L Ye, Z Cao, X Liu, Z Cui, Z Li, Y Liang, S Zhu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Clinically, multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria caused by the abuse of antibiotics and the
formation of biofilms are the two major obstacles to the treatment of bacterial infections. The …

[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterials-based photothermal therapies for antibacterial applications

H Liu, F Xing, Y Zhou, P Yu, J Xu, R Luo, Z Xiang… - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial infection continues to be one of the biggest threats to human health. The
therapeutic effect is significantly reduced as a result of the development of super-bacteria …

Recent developments in antibacterial therapy: Focus on stimuli-responsive drug-delivery systems and therapeutic nanoparticles

R Canaparo, F Foglietta, F Giuntini, C Della Pepa… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Conventional drugs used for antibacterial therapy display several limitations. This is not due
to antibiotics being ineffective, but rather due to their low bioavailability, limited penetration …

Photothermal bactericidal surfaces: killing bacteria using light instead of biocides

Y Zou, Y Zhang, Q Yu, H Chen - Biomaterials science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Endowing the surfaces of synthetic materials with bactericidal activity is a direct and effective
way to prevent bacterial colonization and biofilm formation, solving the related serious …

[HTML][HTML] Phototherapy-based combination strategies for bacterial infection treatment

G Wei, G Yang, Y Wang, H Jiang, Y Fu, G Yue, R Ju - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The development of nanomedicine is expected to provide an innovative direction for
addressing challenges associated with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. In the past …

In vitro degradation and multi-antibacterial mechanisms of β-cyclodextrin@ curcumin embodied Mg (OH) 2/MAO coating on AZ31 magnesium alloy

K Xue, PH Tan, ZH Zhao, LY Cui, MB Kannan… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is a challenging task to prepare a coating on Mg alloys for desirable corrosion resistance,
good antibacterial ability and biocompatibility. In this research work, an in-situ Mg (OH) 2 …

Application of metal nanoparticle–hydrogel composites in tissue regeneration

HL Tan, SY Teow, J Pushpamalar - Bioengineering, 2019 - mdpi.com
Challenges in organ transplantation such as high organ demand and biocompatibility issues
have led scientists in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine to work on …

Gold nanostars-diagnosis, bioimaging and biomedical applications

SM Mousavi, M Zarei, SA Hashemi… - Drug metabolism …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Gold Nanostars (GNS) have attracted tremendous attention toward themselves owing to
their multi-branched structure and unique properties. These state of the art metallic …

Plasmonically modulated gold nanostructures for photothermal ablation of bacteria

G Guan, KY Win, X Yao, W Yang… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With the wide utilization of antibiotics, antibiotic‐resistant bacteria have been often
developed more frequently to cause potential global catastrophic consequences. Emerging …