Nanomaterials as promising alternative in the infection treatment

M Vallet-Regí, B González… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Both the prevalence of antibiotic resistance and the increased biofilm-associated infections
are boosting the demand for new advanced and more effective treatment for such infections …

Retracted: Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Preparation, Characterization, and Assessment of Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activity

A Alangari, MS Alqahtani, A Mateen… - Adsorption Science …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Nanotechnology and nanoparticles (NPs) have increasingly been studied as an alternative
for antibiotics because of the feasibility to be used in implantable devices both for bacterial …

A Mini Review of Antibacterial Properties of Al2O3 Nanoparticles

SV Gudkov, DE Burmistrov, VV Smirnova… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacterial antibiotic resistance is one of the most serious modern biomedical problems that
prioritizes the search for new agents to combat bacterial pathogens. It is known that …

Current knowledge on the oxidative-stress-mediated antimicrobial properties of metal-based nanoparticles

N Mammari, E Lamouroux, A Boudier, RE Duval - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in recent years has been alarming
and represents a major public health problem. The development of effective antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Nanosystems for the encapsulation of natural products: The case of chitosan biopolymer as a matrix

A Detsi, E Kavetsou, I Kostopoulou, I Pitterou… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a cationic natural polysaccharide, which has emerged as an increasingly
interesting biomaterialover the past few years. It constitutes a novel perspective in drug …

Recent advances in carbon-based nanomaterials for combating bacterial biofilm-associated infections

F Cui, T Li, D Wang, S Yi, J Li, X Li - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The prevalence of bacterial pathogens among humans has increased rapidly and poses a
great threat to health. Two-thirds of bacterial infections are associated with biofilms …

Engineering highly effective antimicrobial selenium nanoparticles through control of particle size

T Huang, JA Holden, DE Heath, NM O'Brien-Simpson… - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The overuse of antibiotics has induced the rapid development of antibiotic resistance in
bacteria. As a result, antibiotic efficacy has become limited, and infection with multidrug …

Bioaccumulation for heavy metal removal: a review

ND Nnaji, H Onyeaka, T Miri, C Ugwa - SN Applied Sciences, 2023 - Springer
This paper reviews plants and microorganisms removal of heavy metals from contaminated
sites through bioaccumulation. Increased industrial activities have led to the uncontrolled …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocomposite hydrogels as multifunctional systems for biomedical applications: Current state and perspectives

F Wahid, XJ Zhao, SR Jia, H Bai, C Zhong - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogels mimic the tissue environment because of their hydrophilic and porous network
structures. They are widely investigated in biomedical and biotechnological fields, however …

Antimicrobial properties of the Ag, Cu nanoparticle system

X Fan, LH Yahia, E Sacher - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The antimicrobial properties of Ag and Cu nanoparticles, their mixtures
and their alloys, are reviewed. Abstract Microbes, including bacteria and fungi, easily form …