Selenium nanoparticles: A review on synthesis and biomedical applications

N Bisht, P Phalswal, PK Khanna - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Selenium is a trace and essential micronutrient for the health of humans, animals, and
microorganisms. Recently, selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) attracted the interest of many …

[HTML][HTML] Using inorganic nanoparticles to fight fungal infections in the antimicrobial resistant era

T Huang, X Li, M Maier, NM O'Brien-Simpson… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Fungal infections pose a serious threat to human health and livelihoods. The number and
variety of clinically approved antifungal drugs is very limited, and the emergence and rapid …

Engineering highly effective antimicrobial selenium nanoparticles through control of particle size

T Huang, JA Holden, DE Heath, NM O'Brien-Simpson… - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The overuse of antibiotics has induced the rapid development of antibiotic resistance in
bacteria. As a result, antibiotic efficacy has become limited, and infection with multidrug …

Selenium nanoparticles: Enhanced nutrition and beyond

N Chen, P Yao, W Zhang, Y Zhang, N Xin… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Selenium is a trace nutrient that has both nutritional and nutraceutical functions, whereas
narrow nutritional range of selenium intake limits its use. Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) …

Selenium nanoparticles: properties, preparation methods, and therapeutic applications

X Xiao, H Deng, X Lin, ASM Ali, A Viscardi… - Chemico-biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) are a unique type of nano-sized elemental selenium that
have recently found wide application in biomedicine. It has been shown that the properties …

Lignin, lipid, protein, hyaluronic acid, starch, cellulose, gum, pectin, alginate and chitosan-based nanomaterials for cancer nanotherapy: Challenges and opportunities

CC Carrion, M Nasrollahzadeh, M Sajjadi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although nanotechnology-driven drug delivery systems are relatively new, they are rapidly
evolving since the nanomaterials are deployed as effective means of diagnosis and delivery …

Investigation of functional selenium nanoparticles as potent antimicrobial agents against superbugs

X Huang, X Chen, Q Chen, Q Yu, D Sun, J Liu - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Developing highly effective antibacterial agents is important for a wide range of applications.
However, the emergence of multiple antibiotic-resistant bacteria poses a public health …

Preparation, characterization and application of polysaccharide-based metallic nanoparticles: a review

C Wang, X Gao, Z Chen, Y Chen, H Chen - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Polysaccharides are natural biopolymers that have been recognized to be the most
promising hosts for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) because of their …

Antibacterial properties of selenium nanoparticles and their toxicity to Caco-2 cells

THD Nguyen, B Vardhanabhuti, M Lin, A Mustapha - Food Control, 2017 - Elsevier
The antibacterial properties of Se NPs were investigated against four foodborne pathogens
(Escherichia coli O157: H7, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, and Listeria …

A green nano-biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles with Tarragon extract: Structural, thermal, and antimicrobial characterization

MT Yilmaz, H Ispirli, O Taylan, E Dertli - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, tarragon extract was used as a reducing agent to perform green nano-
biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs). The synthesized SeNPs were …