Biopolymer K-carrageenan wrapped ZnO nanoparticles as drug delivery vehicles for anti MRSA therapy

S Vijayakumar, K Saravanakumar… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Kappa-Carrageenan wrapped ZnO nanoparticles (KC-ZnO NPs) was synthesized,
physico-chemically characterized and evaluated their biocompatibility and antimicrobial …

Biomimetically synthesized ZnO nanoparticles attain potent antibacterial activity against less susceptible S. aureus skin infection in experimental animals

MA Rauf, M Owais, R Rajpoot, F Ahmad, N Khan… - RSC …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present study, we explored the antibacterial potential of ZnO–nanoparticles that were
biomimetically synthesized employing conditioned culture supernatant of Staphylococcus …

Eco-friendly green synthesis of ZnO/GQD nanocomposites using Protoparmeliopsis muralis extract for their antibacterial and antibiofilm activity

S Rashki, HA Alshamsi, O Amiri… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last few years, the emergence and widespread distribution of microbial resistance
to antibiotics is world-wide challenge in the medical science. In this regard, lichens are one …

Characterization of clinical strains of MSSA, MRSA and MRSE isolated from skin and soft tissue infections and the antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles

MA Ansari, HM Khan, AA Khan, A Sultan… - World Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Staphylococcus aureus, particularly methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), is an important
cause of pyogenic skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). MRSA is an important pathogen in …

Carrageenan-based antimicrobial bionanocomposite films incorporated with ZnO nanoparticles stabilized by melanin

S Roy, JW Rhim - Food Hydrocolloids, 2019 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONP) were prepared by reacting zinc acetate with KOH using
melanin as a capping agent, and used for the preparation of antimicrobial carrageenan …

Chitosan coated Ag/ZnO nanocomposite and their antibiofilm, antifungal and cytotoxic effects on murine macrophages

R Thaya, B Malaikozhundan, S Vijayakumar… - Microbial …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present study, chitosan coated Ag/ZnO (CS/Ag/ZnO) nanocomposite was synthesized
and characterized by UV–Vis spectroscopy (UV–Vis), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier …

Bacterial exopolysaccharide (EPS)-coated ZnO nanoparticles showed high antibiofilm activity and larvicidal toxicity against malaria and Zika virus vectors

M Abinaya, B Vaseeharan, M Divya, A Sharmili… - Journal of Trace …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel and effective approach was performed to synthesize ZnO nanoparticles
(ZnO NPs) using the exopolysaccharides (EPS) from the probiotic strain Bacillus …

Antibiofilm, anti cancer and ecotoxicity properties of collagen based ZnO nanoparticles

S Vijayakumar, B Vaseeharan - Advanced Powder Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of natural biopolymers in the synthesis of nanomaterials can have a low cost and
eco-friendly approach. ZnO nanoparticles synthesized through biological method has been …

Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles with chitosan as stabilizing agent and their antibacterial properties against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

NAA Yusof, NM Zain, N Pauzi - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Antibacterial activity of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles have received significant interest,
particularly by the implementation of nanotechnology to synthesize particles in nanometer …

Preparation and antibacterial properties of carboxymethyl chitosan/ZnO nanocomposite microspheres with enhanced biocompatibility

Q Zhong, J Tian, T Liu, Z Guo, S Ding, H Li - Materials Letters, 2018 - Elsevier
ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) have been widely studied as bacteriostatic reagents. In this work,
ZnO NPs were loaded within carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS) to prepare CMCS/ZnO …