Antibiotics versus biofilm: an emerging battleground in microbial communities

D Sharma, L Misba, AU Khan - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection …, 2019 - Springer
Biofilm is a complex structure of microbiome having different bacterial colonies or single type
of cells in a group; adhere to the surface. These cells are embedded in extracellular …

Nanobiotics against antimicrobial resistance: harnessing the power of nanoscale materials and technologies

N Chakraborty, D Jha, I Roy, P Kumar… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Given the spasmodic increment in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), world is on the verge of
“post-antibiotic era”. It is anticipated that current SARS-CoV2 pandemic would worsen the …

Drug delivery (nano) platforms for oral and dental applications: tissue regeneration, infection control, and cancer management

P Makvandi, U Josic, M Delfi, F Pinelli… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The oral cavity and oropharynx are complex environments that are susceptible to physical,
chemical, and microbiological insults. They are also common sites for pathological and …

Development and status of resin composite as dental restorative materials

X Zhou, X Huang, M Li, X Peng, S Wang… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Dental composites are comprised of a polymerizable matrix and reinforcing fillers that can
be hardened into a solid restoration in the prepared tooth cavity. Composites are becoming …

Effect of Silver Nanoparticles on Biofilm Formation and EPS Production of Multidrug‐Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

MH Siddique, B Aslam, M Imran… - Biomed research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Antibiotic resistance against present antibiotics is rising at an alarming rate with need for
discovery of advanced methods to treat infections caused by resistant pathogens. Silver …

Nano-therapeutics: A revolution in infection control in post antibiotic era

S Zaidi, L Misba, AU Khan - Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
With the arrival of antibiotics 70 years ago, meant a paradigm shift in overcoming infectious
diseases. For decades, drugs have been used to treat different infections. However, with …

Challenges of antibiotic resistance biofilms and potential combating strategies: a review

J Khan, SM Tarar, I Gul, U Nawaz, M Arshad - 3 Biotech, 2021 - Springer
In this modern era, medicine is facing many alarming challenges. Among different
challenges, antibiotics are gaining importance. Recent years have seen unprecedented …

The role of nanotechnology in combating biofilm-based antibiotic resistance

B Malaekeh-Nikouei, BSF Bazzaz, E Mirhadi… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Many serious infections result from persistent microbial biofilms that do not respond to
conventional antibiotic therapy. Various therapeutic approaches have been developed and …

Nanotechnology for targeted detection and removal of bacteria: opportunities and challenges

MJ Hajipour, AA Saei, ED Walker, B Conley… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of nanotechnology has created unprecedented hopes for addressing
several unmet industrial and clinical issues, including the growing threat so‐termed …

Nanoparticles approach to eradicate bacterial biofilm-related infections: A critical review

FA Al-Wrafy, AA Al-Gheethi, SK Ponnusamy… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofilm represents one of the crucial factors for the emergence of multi-drug resistance
bacterial infections. The high mortality, morbidity and medical device-related infections are …