Silver nanoparticles as potential antibacterial agents

G Franci, A Falanga, S Galdiero, L Palomba, M Rai… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Multi-drug resistance is a growing problem in the treatment of infectious diseases and the
widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics has produced antibiotic resistance for many …

Advances and future perspectives in epithelial drug delivery

Y Mohammed, A Holmes, PCL Kwok, T Kumeria… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Epithelial surfaces protect exposed tissues in the body against intrusion of foreign materials,
including xenobiotics, pollen and microbiota. The relative permeability of the various …

Mycosynthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles: optimization, characterization and antimicrobial activity against human pathogens

MD Balakumaran, R Ramachandran… - Microbiological …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study was aimed to isolate soil fungi from Kolli and Yercaud Hills, South India with the
ultimate objective of producing antimicrobial nanoparticles. Among 65 fungi tested, the …

Antibacterial activity of iron oxide, iron nitride, and tobramycin conjugated nanoparticles against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

LM Armijo, SJ Wawrzyniec, M Kopciuch… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Novel methods are necessary to reduce morbidity and mortality of patients
suffering from infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Being the most common infectious …

Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles, characterization and their applications—a review

S Raj, R Trivedi, V Soni - Surfaces, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the growing awareness for the need of sustainable environment, the importance of
synthesizing and the application of green nanoparticles has gained special focus. Among …

Exploitation of endophytic fungus, Guignardia mangiferae for extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their in vitro biological activities

MD Balakumaran, R Ramachandran… - Microbiological …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to synthesize highly biocompatible and functionalized silver
nanoparticles using endophytic fungi isolated from the leaves of medicinal plants. Among 13 …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using fresh water green alga Pithophora oedogonia (Mont.) Wittrock and evaluation of their antibacterial activity

SN Sinha, D Paul, N Halder, D Sengupta, SK Patra - Applied Nanoscience, 2015 - Springer
In the present study, we report the aqueous extract of Pithophora oedogonia to produce
silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by reduction of silver nitrate. It was noted that synthesis …

[HTML][HTML] Bioynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Dunaliella salina and its antibacterial applications

S Shantkriti, M Pradeep, KK Unish, V Das… - Applied Surface Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, an aqueous extract of Dunaliella salina was used to reduce silver nitrate and
create silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Silver nanoparticles were created as soon as silver …

Strong and nonspecific synergistic antibacterial efficiency of antibiotics combined with silver nanoparticles at very low concentrations showing no cytotoxic effect

A Panáček, M Smékalová, M Kilianová, R Prucek… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
The resistance of bacteria towards traditional antibiotics currently constitutes one of the most
important health care issues with serious negative impacts in practice. Overcoming this …

Silver nanoparticles strongly enhance and restore bactericidal activity of inactive antibiotics against multiresistant Enterobacteriaceae

A Panáček, M Smékalová, R Večeřová… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Bacterial resistance to conventional antibiotics is currently one of the most important
healthcare issues, and has serious negative impacts on medical practice. This study …