Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications

S Duan, R Wu, YH Xiong, HM Ren, C Lei… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Though the history of mankind, we are strongly fighting with infected diseases that are
induced by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other pathogens. Although a variety of medicines …

The lung microbiome in COPD and lung cancer: Exploring the potential of metal-based drugs

M O'Shaughnessy, O Sheils, AM Baird - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer 17 are two of the most
prevalent and debilitating respiratory diseases worldwide, both associated with high …

Preparation and antibacterial activity of chitosan nanoparticles

L Qi, Z Xu, X Jiang, C Hu, X Zou - Carbohydrate research, 2004 - Elsevier
Chitosan nanoparticles, such as those prepared in this study, may exhibit potential
antibacterial activity as their unique character. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

Investigations into the antibacterial behavior of copper nanoparticles against Escherichia coli

M Raffi, S Mehrwan, TM Bhatti, JI Akhter… - Annals of …, 2010 - Springer
Zerovalent copper nanoparticles (Cu 0) of 12 nm size were synthesized using an inert gas
condensation method in which bulk copper metal was evaporated into an inert environment …

Copper nanoparticle/polymer composites with antifungal and bacteriostatic properties

N Cioffi, L Torsi, N Ditaranto, G Tantillo… - Chemistry of …, 2005 - ACS Publications
A spinnable coating capable of releasing metal species to a broth of living organisms in a
controlled manner is an extremely interesting material for a number of biotechnological …

Copper complexes with 1, 10-phenanthroline derivatives: Underlying factors affecting their cytotoxicity

P Nunes, I Correia, F Marques, AP Matos… - Inorganic …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The interpretation of in vitro cytotoxicity data of Cu (II)-1, 10-phenanthroline (phen)
complexes normally does not take into account the speciation that complexes undergo in …

A novel cytotoxic ternary copper (II) complex of 1, 10-phenanthroline and L-threonine with DNA nuclease activity

S Zhang, Y Zhu, C Tu, H Wei, Z Yang, L Lin… - Journal of inorganic …, 2004 - Elsevier
A novel ternary copper (II) complex,[Cu (phen)(l-Thr)(H2O)](ClO4)(phen= 1, 10-
phenanthroline, l-Thr= l-threonine), has been synthesized and structurally characterized …

Synthesis of thermally stable carboxymethyl cellulose/metal biodegradable nanocomposites for potential biological applications

MN Nadagouda, RS Varma - Biomacromolecules, 2007 - ACS Publications
A green approach is described that generates bulk quantities of nanocomposites containing
transition metals such as Cu, Ag, In, and Fe at room temperature using a biodegradable …

Synthesis, structure and interactions with DNA of novel tetranuclear,[Mn4 (II/II/II/IV)] mixed valence complexes

A Dimitrakopoulou, C Dendrinou-Samara… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2008 - Elsevier
Reaction of Mn (II) with phenoxyalkanoic acids and di-2-pyridyl ketone oxime (Hpko) leads
to neutral tetranuclear complexes of the general formula Mn4 (O)(pko) 4 (phenoxyalkanoato) …

Copper (II) complexes of salicylic acid combining superoxide dismutase mimetic properties with DNA binding and cleaving capabilities display promising …

M O'Connor, A Kellett, M McCann… - Journal of medicinal …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The complexes [Cu (salH) 2 (H2O)](1),[Cu (dipsH) 2 (H2O)](2),{Cu (3-MeOsal)(H2O) 0.75} n
(3),[Cu (dipsH) 2 (BZDH) 2](4),[Cu (dipsH) 2 (2-MeOHBZDH) 2]· EtOH (5),[Cu …