Antibacterial properties and toxicity from metallic nanomaterials

GV Vimbela, SM Ngo, C Fraze, L Yang… - International journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The era of antibiotic resistance is a cause of increasing concern as bacteria continue to
develop adaptive countermeasures against current antibiotics at an alarming rate. In recent …

[HTML][HTML] Nanotechnology as a novel approach in combating microbes providing an alternative to antibiotics

B Mubeen, AN Ansar, R Rasool, I Ullah, SS Imam… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The emergence of infectious diseases promises to be one of the leading mortality factors in
the healthcare sector. Although several drugs are available on the market, newly found …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial pathways in transition metal-based nanocomposites: a mechanistic overview

C Mutalik, IH Lin, DI Krisnawati… - International Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Across the planet, outbreaks of bacterial illnesses pose major health risks and raise
concerns. Photodynamic, photothermal, and metal ion release effects of transition metal …

Current perspectives of nanoparticles in medical and dental biomaterials

IM Hamouda - Journal of biomedical research, 2012 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is gaining tremendous impetus due to its capability of modulating metals
into their nanosize, which drastically changes the chemical, physical and optical properties …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Recent Advances on the Design and Applications of Antimicrobial Nanomaterials

C Ortega-Nieto, N Losada-Garcia, D Prodan, G Furtos… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Present worldwide difficulties in healthcare and the environment have motivated the
investigation and research of novel materials in an effort to find novel techniques to address …

A review on nano-antimicrobials: metal nanoparticles, methods and mechanisms

E Hoseinzadeh, P Makhdoumi, P Taha… - Current drug …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Nanotechnology is a scientific and engineering technology conducted at the nano-scale,
such as in the fields of compound fabric manufacturing, food processing, agricultural …

Engineered nanomaterials for antimicrobial applications: A review

EO Ogunsona, R Muthuraj, E Ojogbo, O Valerio… - Applied Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Human mortality rates due to infectious diseases from drug-resistant bacterial strains is
becoming an epidemic in our society. Currently, the development of new, expensive and …

Metal/metal oxide nanocomposites for bactericidal effect: A review

R Pachaiappan, S Rajendran, PL Show, K Manavalan… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Many microbial species causing infectious disease all over the world became a social
burden and creating threat among community. These microbes possess long lifetime …

Nanomaterials for alternative antibacterial therapy

HA Hemeg - International journal of nanomedicine, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Despite an array of cogent antibiotics, bacterial infections, notably those produced by
nosocomial pathogens, still remain a leading factor of morbidity and mortality around the …