Transformation of biowaste for medical applications: Incorporation of biologically derived silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial coating

S Vigneswari, TSM Amelia, MH Hazwan, GK Mouriya… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanobiotechnology has undoubtedly influenced major breakthroughs in medical sciences.
Application of nanosized materials has made it possible for researchers to investigate a …

Anticancer activity of lactoferrin-coated biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles for combating different human cancer cells via mediating apoptotic effects

EM El‑Fakharany, MM Abu‑Serie, A Ibrahim… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The present study aims to develop a novel nanocombination with high selectivity against
several invasive cancer cells, sparing normal cells and tissues. Bovine lactoferrin (bLF) has …

Augmenting apoptosis-mediated anticancer activity of lactoperoxidase and lactoferrin by nanocombination with copper and iron hybrid nanometals

EM El-Fakharany, MM Abu-Serie, NH Habashy… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
There is an urgent need in the medicinal fields to discover biocompatible nanoformulations
with low cytotoxicity, which provide new strategies for promising therapies for several types …

Unveiling the role of novel biogenic functionalized CuFe hybrid nanocomposites in boosting anticancer, antimicrobial and biosorption activities

M Eltarahony, M Abu-Serie, H Hamad, S Zaki… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The quest for eco-friendly and biocompatible nanoparticles (NPs) is an urgent issue in the
agenda of the scientific community and applied technology, which compressing synthesis …

Copper-based Nanoparticles, their chemistry and Antibacterial properties: A review

Z Edis, S Haj Bloukh, A Ashames, M Ibrahim - Chemistry for a clean and …, 2019 - Springer
Copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) have different structural properties and effective biological
activities. One of the major proven applications of CuNPs is antimicrobial activity. The …

Cerium oxide nanoparticles as antioxidant or pro-oxidant agents

D Dutta, R Mukherjee, S Ghosh, M Patra… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
This study was initiated to resolve the ambiguity of contradictory pro-oxidant (toxic) and
antioxidant (protective) effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeONPs) taking zebrafish as a …

Development of multi-concentration Cu: Ag Bimetallic nanoparticles as a promising bactericidal for antibiotic-resistant bacteria as evaluated with molecular docking …

S Mureed, S Naz, A Haider, A Raza, A Ul-Hamid… - Nanoscale Research …, 2021 - Springer
The present study is concerned with evaluating the influence of various concentrations of Ag
within Cu: Ag bimetallic nanoparticles developed for use as a promising anti-bacterial agent …

Antibacterial, antifungal and antibiofilm activities of silver nanoparticles supported by crude bioactive metabolites of bionanofactories isolated from Lake Mariout

M Eltarahony, A Ibrahim, H El-Shall, E Ibrahim… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lake Mariout is one of the polluted coastal marine ecosystems in Egypt which is considered
to be a reservoir of serious effluents from different anthropogenic activities. Such selective …

Towards understanding the facile synthesis of well-covered Cu-Ag core-shell nanoparticles from a complexing model

G Yang, Q Zou, P Wang, H Lai, T Lai, X Zeng… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a facile and nontoxic synthetic method of well-covered Cu-Ag core-shell
nanoparticles (Cu@ Ag NPs) was determined. Through chemical reduction reaction in a …

Selective Electroless Copper Plating of Ink-Jet Printed Textiles Using a Copper-Silver Nanoparticle Catalyst

GTP Azar, S Danilova, L Krishnan, Y Fedutik… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The electroless copper plating of textiles, which have been previously printed with a catalyst,
is a promising method to selectively metallise them to produce high-reliability e-textiles …