E-waste management has become a global concern because of the enormous rise in the
rate of end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment's (EEEs). Disposal of waste EEE …

Bacteria and superbugs have become more resistant to several antibiotics. Continuous and
overuse of such antibiotics led to outbreaks of superbugs in both hospitals and communities …

Osteomyelitis is an inflammatory bone disease that is caused by an infecting microorganism
and leads to progressive bone destruction and loss. The most common causative species …

Cosmetics, like any product containing water and organic/inorganic compounds, require
preservation against microbial contamination to guarantee consumer's safety and to …

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are the nanomaterials most widely used as antimicrobial
agents in a range of consumer products, due to the environmental release of either the …

A declining pipeline of clinically useful antibiotics has made it imperative to develop more
effective antimicrobial therapies, particularly against difficult-to-treat Gram-negative …

Metals such as mercury, arsenic, copper and silver have been used in various forms as
antimicrobials for thousands of years with until recently, little understanding of their mode of …

The misuse of antibiotics combined with a lack of newly developed ones is the main
contributors to the current antibiotic resistance crisis. There is a dire need for new and …

Objectives To gain a more detailed understanding of endogenous (mutational) and
exogenous (horizontally acquired) resistance to silver in Gram-negative pathogens, with an …

Silver is considered as antibacterial agent with well-known mode of action and bacterial
resistance against it is well described. The development of nanotechnology provided …