Nanotechnology approaches for global infectious diseases

AR Kirtane, M Verma, P Karandikar, J Furin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Infectious diseases are a major driver of morbidity and mortality globally. Treatment of
malaria, tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus infection are particularly …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in nanomaterial-based wound-healing therapeutics

A Naskar, K Kim - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterial-based wound healing has tremendous potential for treating and preventing
wound infections with its multiple benefits compared with traditional treatment approaches …

Supramolecular radical anions triggered by bacteria in situ for selective photothermal therapy

Y Yang, P He, Y Wang, H Bai, S Wang… - Angewandte …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A supramolecular complex that can be selectively reduced to radical anions in situ by
facultative anaerobic bacteria is reported. To this end, a water‐soluble bifunctional monomer …

Recent nanotechnology approaches for prevention and treatment of biofilm‐associated infections on medical devices

M Ramasamy, J Lee - BioMed Research International, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial colonization in the form of biofilms on surfaces causes persistent infections and is
an issue of considerable concern to healthcare providers. There is an urgent need for novel …

Enhanced eradication of bacterial/fungi biofilms by glucose oxidase-modified magnetic nanoparticles as a potential treatment for persistent endodontic infections

Y Ji, Z Han, H Ding, X Xu, D Wang, Y Zhu… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bacterial/fungal biofilm-mediated persistent endodontic infections (PEIs) are one of the most
frequent clinical lesions in the oral cavity, resulting in apical periodontitis and tooth damage …

Nanomaterials in wound healing: From material sciences to wound healing applications

A Barroso, H Mestre, A Ascenso, S Simões… - Nano Select, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
An increasing number of innovative therapies have emerged in the field of wound healing.
Nanostructured systems have been used to improve wound healing at different stages. The …

Applications of iron oxide-based magnetic nanoparticles in the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial infections

C Xu, OU Akakuru, J Zheng, A Wu - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Diseases caused by bacterial infections, especially drug-resistant bacteria have seriously
threatened human health throughout the world. It has been predicted that antimicrobial …

Augmented graphene quantum dot-light irradiation therapy for bacteria-infected wounds

L Mei, X Gao, Y Shi, C Cheng, Z Shi… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
This paper proposes a highly efficient antibacterial system based on a synergistic
combination of photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, and chemotherapy. Chitosan …

Iron oxide nanoparticles in modern microbiology and biotechnology

R Dinali, A Ebrahiminezhad… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONs) are one of the most developed and used nanomaterials in
biotechnology and microbiology. These particles have unique physicochemical properties …