Drug delivery strategies for antibiofilm therapy

V Choi, JL Rohn, P Stoodley, D Carugo… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Although new antibiofilm agents have been developed to prevent and eliminate pathogenic
biofilms, their widespread clinical use is hindered by poor biocompatibility and …

Nanomaterial-based photodynamic therapy for antibacterial applications: a comprehensive review

Y Gao, H Lin, Y Luo, J Li, C Gong, H Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microbial infections continue to pose a significant health challenge, especially with an
increase in drug-resistant bacteria. Conventional antibiotic treatments show limited efficacy …

Green synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles derived from water and methanol extract of Centaurea solstitialis leaves and tested for antimicrobial activity and dye …

Z Isik, R Bouchareb, H Arslan, S Özdemir… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this research, nanoparticles derived from water extract of Centaurea solstitialis leaves
were used as green adsorbent in Fenton reaction for Reactive Red 180 (RR180) and Basic …

Effect of microwave power on bactericidal and UV protection properties of the ZnO nanorods grown cotton fabrics

MZ Khan, H Taghavian, M Fijalkowski, J Militky… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this present work, vertically oriented ZnO nanorods (NRs) were grown at various
microwave radiations (300 W, 360 W, 450 W, 540 W) through a fast and low cost microwave …

Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoflowers Using Rosmarinus officinalis and Helichrysum italicum Extracts: Comparative Studies of Their Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm …

N Ertas Onmaz, D Demirezen Yilmaz, K Imre, A Morar… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study was concerned with the green synthesis of gold nanoflowers (AuNFs) using the
bioactive constituents of Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) and Helichrysum italicum …

Preparation of S-Scheme gC3N4/ZnO Heterojunction Composite for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Destruction of Refractory Organic Pollutant

B Sert, Z Bilici, K Ocakoglu, N Dizge, TS Rad… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-based ZnO heterostructure was synthesized
using a facile calcination method with urea and zinc nitrate hexahydrate as the initiators …

Metal oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, properties, characterization, and applications

N Joshi, DK Pandey, BG Mistry, DK Singh - Nanomaterials: advances and …, 2023 - Springer
Metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) are a substantial category of nanomaterials that have
numerous implications in science and technology owing to their distinctive characteristics …

Synthesis and characterization of nano zinc oxide/zinc chloride–activated carbon composite based on date palm fronds: adsorption of methylene blue

LM Alshandoudi, SR Alkindi, TY Alhatmi… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2023 - Springer
Zinc chloride–activated carbon (AC) and nano zinc oxide/activated carbon composite
(NZAC) as solid adsorbents were synthesized from date palm fronds (DPF) as a green …

Formaldehyde sensing using tapered U-shape plastic optical fiber coated with zinc oxide nanorods

SH Johari, TZ Cheak, HRA Rahim, MH Jali… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuous exposure to formaldehyde may cause injury to the central nervous, respiratory,
blood, and immunological systems. Tapered U-shape plastic optical fiber (POF) coated with …

Effects of soil ingestion on nutrient digestibility and rumen bacterial diversity of Tibetan sheep

G Xin, C Ge, Q Gao, J Zhang, Y Nie, Y Yang, D Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Tibetan sheep (Ovis aries) are the most numerous livestock in Tibet Plateau pasture
ecosystem and have strong ecological adaptability. In the natural grazing system, soil as a …