[HTML][HTML] Inorganic nanoparticle engineering against bacterial infections

V Tsikourkitoudi, B Henriques-Normark… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the last decade, inorganic nanoparticles have shown their therapeutic potential
against infectious diseases, particularly in the fight against antimicrobial resistance …

Poly (vinyl alcohol) as a water protecting agent for silver nanoparticles: The role of polymer size and structure

A Kyrychenko, DA Pasko, ON Kalugin - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemical modification of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with a stabilizing agent, such as poly
(vinyl alcohol)(PVA), plays an important role in shape-controlled seeded-growth and …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiofilm activity of nanosilver coatings against Staphylococcus aureus

FJ Geissel, V Platania, A Gogos, IK Herrmann… - Journal of colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Implant infections due to bacterial biofilms constitute a major healthcare challenge today.
One way to address this clinical need is to modify the implant surface with an antimicrobial …

Evolution of biofilm-forming pathogenic bacteria in the presence of nanoparticles and antibiotic: Adaptation phenomena and cross-resistance

R Mann, A Holmes, O McNeilly, R Cavaliere… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Treatment of bacterial biofilms are difficult and in many cases, expensive.
Bacterial biofilms are naturally more resilient to antimicrobial agents than their free-living …

Arginine-assisted immobilization of silver nanoparticles on ZnO nanorods: an enhanced and reusable antibacterial substrate without human cell cytotoxicity

S Agnihotri, G Bajaj, S Mukherji, S Mukherji - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Silver-based hybrid nanomaterials are gaining interest as potential alternatives for
conventional antimicrobial agents. Herein, we present a simple, facile and eco-friendly …

Antimicrobial activity of silver ions released from zeolites immobilized on cellulose nanofiber mats

KA Rieger, HJ Cho, HF Yeung, W Fan… - ACS applied materials …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this study, we exploit the high silver ion exchange capability of Linde Type A (LTA)
zeolites and present, for the first time, electrospun nanofiber mats decorated with in-house …

Emerging investigator series: it's not all about the ion: support for particle-specific contributions to silver nanoparticle antimicrobial activity

LM Stabryla, KA Johnston, JE Millstone… - Environmental Science …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and other ionizing engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are
candidates for the development of antimicrobial agents due to their efficacy, multiple modes …

Silver-based antibacterial strategies for healthcare-associated infections: Processes, challenges, and regulations. An integrated review

L Bonilla-Gameros, P Chevallier, A Sarkissian… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. One of the main routes of transmission is by contact with contaminated surfaces …

Effect of copper ion concentration on bacteria and cells

L Fowler, H Engqvist, C Öhman-Mägi - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the oral cavity, dental implants—most often made of commercially pure titanium—come in
contact with bacteria, and antibacterial management has been researched extensively to …

Enhancement of the Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles against Phytopathogenic Bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum by Stabilization

J Chen, S Li, J Luo, R Wang… - Journal of Nanomaterials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, the enhanced antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against the
phytopathogenic bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum after stabilization using selected …