Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications

S Duan, R Wu, YH Xiong, HM Ren, C Lei… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Though the history of mankind, we are strongly fighting with infected diseases that are
induced by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other pathogens. Although a variety of medicines …

Antimicrobial nanomaterials and coatings: Current mechanisms and future perspectives to control the spread of viruses including SARS-CoV-2

SM Imani, L Ladouceur, T Marshall, R Maclachlan… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The global COVID-19 pandemic has attracted considerable attention toward innovative
methods and technologies for suppressing the spread of viruses. Transmission via …

[HTML][HTML] Face masks and respirators in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic: A review of current materials, advances and future perspectives

K O'Dowd, KM Nair, P Forouzandeh, S Mathew, J Grant… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The outbreak of COVID-19 has spread rapidly across the globe, greatly affecting how
humans as a whole interact, work and go about their daily life. One of the key pieces of …

[HTML][HTML] Plant and microbial approaches as green methods for the synthesis of nanomaterials: synthesis, applications, and future perspectives

NS Alsaiari, FM Alzahrani, A Amari, H Osman… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The unique biological and physicochemical characteristics of biogenic (green-synthesized)
nanomaterials (NMs) have attracted significant interest in different fields, with applications in …

Protective face masks: current status and future trends

A Tuñón-Molina, K Takayama… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Management of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has relied in part on the use of personal protective equipment …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral potential of nanoparticles—can nanoparticles fight against coronaviruses?

S Gurunathan, M Qasim, Y Choi, JT Do, C Park… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Infectious diseases account for more than 20% of global mortality and viruses are
responsible for about one-third of these deaths. Highly infectious viral diseases such as …

Nanoparticle-based strategies to combat COVID-19

R Medhi, P Srinoi, N Ngo, HV Tran… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the worst pandemic disease of the current
millennium. This disease is caused by the highly contagious severe acute respiratory …

Carbon-based nanomaterials: promising antiviral agents to combat COVID-19 in the microbial-resistant era

Á Serrano-Aroca, K Takayama, A Tuñón-Molina… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Therapeutic options for the highly pathogenic human severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing the current pandemic coronavirus disease (COVID …

Masks for COVID‐19

W Deng, Y Sun, X Yao, K Subramanian… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable solutions on fabricating and using a face mask to block the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) spread during this coronavirus …

[HTML][HTML] Can nanotechnology and materials science help the fight against SARS-CoV-2?

MC Sportelli, M Izzi, EA Kukushkina, SI Hossain… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since 2004, we have been developing nanomaterials with antimicrobial properties, the so-
called nanoantimicrobials. When the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged, we …