Metal‐based nanomaterials in biomedical applications: antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity aspects

P Makvandi, C Wang, EN Zare… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial colonization on material surfaces is ubiquitous. Biofilms derived from surface‐
colonized microbes pose serious problems to the society from both an economical …

Progress in delivery of siRNA-based therapeutics employing nano-vehicles for treatment of prostate cancer

M Ashrafizadeh, K Hushmandi, E Rahmani Moghadam… - Bioengineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
Prostate cancer (PCa) accounts for a high number of deaths in males with no available
curative treatments. Patients with PCa are commonly diagnosed in advanced stages due to …

Bacterial toxicity of biomimetic green zinc oxide nanoantibiotic: insights into ZnONP uptake and nanocolloid–bacteria interface

B Ahmed, B Solanki, A Zaidi, MS Khan… - Toxicology …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
This study was aimed to fill the critical gap of knowledge regarding the interaction between
green zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) and bacterial interface. Wurtzite phase ZnONPs …

Antibiotic-free combinational hyaluronic acid blend nanofibers for wound healing enhancement

R Mohamed, NG El-Beheri, MM Agwa… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
An innovative approach in the functionalization of nanofibers (NFs) for wound healing relies
on non-antibiotic combinational therapy to subdue microbial invasion while reducing …

How to evaluate non-growing cells—current strategies for determining antimicrobial resistance of VBNC bacteria

S Fleischmann, C Robben, T Alter, P Rossmanith… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thanks to the achievements in sanitation, hygiene practices, and antibiotics, we have
considerably improved in our ongoing battle against pathogenic bacteria. However, with our …

Exploitation of antimicrobial nanoparticles and their applications in biomedical engineering

XY Yang, E Chung, I Johnston, G Ren, YK Cheong - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to public health, which contributes largely to increased
mortality rates and costs in hospitals. The severity and widespread nature of antibiotic …

High-throughput screening of natural product and synthetic molecule libraries for antibacterial drug discovery

NJ Ayon - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the continued emergence of resistance and a lack of new and promising antibiotics,
bacterial infection has become a major public threat. High-throughput screening (HTS) …

Nanoparticle-laden contact lens for controlled release of vancomycin with enhanced antibiotic efficacy

WY Tong, WN Tan, MAK Azizi, CR Leong, IH El Azab… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Vancomycin is the last resort antibiotic for the treatment of severe bacterial keratitis. Its
clinical application is limited due to its hydrophilicity and high molecular weight. To …

Cerium-doped bioactive glass-loaded chitosan/polyethylene oxide nanofiber with elevated antibacterial properties as a potential wound dressing

A Saatchi, AR Arani, A Moghanian, M Mozafari - Ceramics International, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, 5 different electrospun chitosan-based scaffolds were fabricated for wound
healing applications using benign solvents. Researchers have reported that chitosan/PEO …

Current landscape of methods to evaluate antimicrobial activity of natural extracts

R Gonzalez-Pastor, SE Carrera-Pacheco… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural extracts have been and continue to be used to treat a wide range of medical
conditions, from infectious diseases to cancer, based on their convenience and therapeutic …