Chitosan: An overview of its properties and applications

I Aranaz, AR Alcántara, MC Civera, C Arias, B Elorza… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitosan has garnered much interest due to its properties and possible applications. Every
year the number of publications and patents based on this polymer increase. Chitosan …

The resistance mechanisms of bacteria against ciprofloxacin and new approaches for enhancing the efficacy of this antibiotic

A Shariati, M Arshadi, MA Khosrojerdi… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
For around three decades, the fluoroquinolone (FQ) antibiotic ciprofloxacin has been used
to treat a range of diseases, including chronic otorrhea, endocarditis, lower respiratory tract …

Multifunctional AIE nanosphere-based “nanobomb” for trimodal imaging-guided photothermal/photodynamic/pharmacological therapy of drug-resistant bacterial …

B Li, W Wang, L Zhao, D Yan, X Li, Q Gao, J Zheng… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Injudicious or inappropriate use of antibiotics has led to the prevalence of drug-resistant
bacteria, posing a huge menace to global health. Here, a self-assembled aggregation …

Antimicrobial, Antibiofilm, and Anticancer Activities of Syzygium aromaticum Essential Oil Nanoemulsion

AM Shehabeldine, AS Doghish, WA El-Dakroury… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the current study, clove oil nanoemulsion (CL-nanoemulsion) and emulsion (CL-
emulsion) were prepared through an ecofriendly method. The prepared CL-nanoemulsion …

Nanotechnology's frontier in combatting infectious and inflammatory diseases: prevention and treatment

Y Huang, X Guo, Y Wu, X Chen, L Feng, N Xie… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Inflammation-associated diseases encompass a range of infectious diseases and non-
infectious inflammatory diseases, which continuously pose one of the most serious threats to …

Silver and gold nanoparticles for antimicrobial purposes against multi-drug resistance bacteria

N Rabiee, S Ahmadi, O Akhavan, R Luque - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several pieces of research have been done on transition metal nanoparticles and their
nanocomplexes as research on their physical and chemical properties and their relationship …

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC)-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: The Molecular Basis for Challenges to Effective Treatment

S Whelan, B Lucey, K Finn - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections, especially
among women and older adults, leading to a significant global healthcare cost burden …

Combating drug-resistant bacteria using photothermally active nanomaterials: a perspective review

K Kaur, S Reddy, P Barathe, V Shriram… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Injudicious use of antibiotics has been the main driver of severe bacterial non-susceptibility
to commonly available antibiotics (known as drug resistance or antimicrobial resistance), a …

Nano delivery systems to the rescue of ciprofloxacin against resistant bacteria “E. coli; P. aeruginosa; Saureus; and MRSA” and their infections

JC Nwabuife, CA Omolo, T Govender - Journal of Controlled Release, 2022 - Elsevier
Ciprofloxacin (CIP) a broad-spectrum antibiotic, is used extensively for the treatment of
diverse infections and diseases of bacteria origin, and this includes infections caused by E …

Anticancer and antibacterial activities of embelin: Micro and nano aspects

M Alavi, F Martinez, DR Delgado… - Micro Nano Bio …, 2022 - mnba-journal.com
There are some reported anticancer and antibacterial effects for embelin, although, it's poor
aqueous solubility and bioavailability are main hindrance to apply embelin in therapeutics …