Nanoparticles in the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms

NY Lee, WC Ko, PR Hsueh - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology using nanoscale materials is increasingly being utilized for clinical
applications, especially as a new paradigm for infectious diseases. Infections caused by …

Nano-strategies to fight multidrug resistant bacteria—“A Battle of the Titans”

PV Baptista, MP McCusker, A Carvalho… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Infectious diseases remain one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
The WHO and CDC have expressed serious concern regarding the continued increase in …

Nanobiotics against antimicrobial resistance: harnessing the power of nanoscale materials and technologies

N Chakraborty, D Jha, I Roy, P Kumar… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Given the spasmodic increment in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), world is on the verge of
“post-antibiotic era”. It is anticipated that current SARS-CoV2 pandemic would worsen the …

Degradability and clearance of silicon, organosilica, silsesquioxane, silica mixed oxide, and mesoporous silica nanoparticles

JG Croissant, Y Fatieiev, NM Khashab - Advanced materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The biorelated degradability and clearance of siliceous nanomaterials have been
questioned worldwide, since they are crucial prerequisites for the successful translation in …

Recent advances in nanoparticles as antibacterial agent

M Ozdal, S Gurkok - ADMET and DMPK, 2022 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Recently, the rapid increase in antibiotic-resistant pathogens has caused serious
health problems. Researchers are searching for alternative antimicrobial substances to …

Synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals, focusing on nontoxic and earth-abundant materials

P Reiss, M Carriere, C Lincheneau, L Vaure… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We review the synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals/colloidal quantum dots in organic
solvents with special emphasis on earth-abundant and toxic heavy metal free compounds …

A review on detection of heavy metal ions in water–an electrochemical approach

MB Gumpu, S Sethuraman, UM Krishnan… - Sensors and actuators B …, 2015 - Elsevier
Most of the metal ions are carcinogens and lead to serious health concerns by producing
free radicals. Hence, fast and accurate detection of metal ions has become a critical issue …

CuO nanoparticles (CuO NPs) for water treatment: A review of recent advances

JO Ighalo, PA Sagboye, G Umenweke, OJ Ajala… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) are regularly investigated and effective
adsorbent materials due to their small size, high surface area, natural abundance of starting …

Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles: Effective Agricultural Antibacterial Agent Against Ralstonia solanacearum

L Cai, J Chen, Z Liu, H Wang, H Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Magnesium (Mg) is an essential mineral element for plants and is nontoxic to organisms. In
this study, we took advantage of nanotechnologies to systematically investigate the …

The toxicity of plastic nanoparticles to green algae as influenced by surface modification, medium hardness and cellular adsorption

TM Nolte, NB Hartmann, JM Kleijn, J Garnæs… - Aquatic toxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
To investigate processes possibly underlying accumulation and ecological effects of plastic
nano-particles we have characterized their interaction with the cell wall of green algae. More …