Antimicrobial metal nanomaterials: from passive to stimuli‐activated applications

S Cheeseman, AJ Christofferson, R Kariuki… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of antimicrobial drug resistance among pathogenic bacteria and fungi is
one of the most significant health issues of the 21st century. Recently, advances in …

Stimuli-activable metal-bearing nanomaterials and precise on-demand antibacterial strategies

Y Zhong, XT Zheng, S Zhao, X Su, XJ Loh - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bacterial infections remain the leading cause of death worldwide today. The emergence of
antibiotic resistance has urged the development of alternative antibacterial technologies to …

Metal‐based nanomaterials in biomedical applications: antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity aspects

P Makvandi, C Wang, EN Zare… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial colonization on material surfaces is ubiquitous. Biofilms derived from surface‐
colonized microbes pose serious problems to the society from both an economical …

[HTML][HTML] Recent Advances on the Design and Applications of Antimicrobial Nanomaterials

C Ortega-Nieto, N Losada-Garcia, D Prodan, G Furtos… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Present worldwide difficulties in healthcare and the environment have motivated the
investigation and research of novel materials in an effort to find novel techniques to address …

Recent advances in functionalized nanomaterials for the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial infections

CI Colino, JM Lanao, C Gutierrez-Millan - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing problem of resistant infections due to antibiotic misuse is a worldwide concern
that poses a grave threat to healthcare systems. Thus, it is necessary to discover new …

Advances and challenges in metallic nanomaterial synthesis and antibacterial applications

Z Guo, Y Chen, Y Wang, H Jiang… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Multi-drug resistant bacterial infection has become one of the most serious threats to global
public health. The preparation and application of new antibacterial materials are of great …

[HTML][HTML] Metallic nanosystems in the development of antimicrobial strategies with high antimicrobial activity and high biocompatibility

K Skłodowski, SJ Chmielewska-Deptuła… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance is a major and growing global problem and new approaches to
combat infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacterial strains are needed. In recent years …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial pathways in transition metal-based nanocomposites: a mechanistic overview

C Mutalik, IH Lin, DI Krisnawati… - International Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Across the planet, outbreaks of bacterial illnesses pose major health risks and raise
concerns. Photodynamic, photothermal, and metal ion release effects of transition metal …

Optimization of antibacterial efficacy of noble-metal-based core–shell nanostructures and effect of natural organic matter

T Cai, G Fang, X Tian, JJ Yin, C Chen, C Ge - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Noble-metal-based nanomaterials made of less toxic metals have been utilized as potential
antibacterial agents due to their distinctive oxidase-like activity. In this study, we fabricated …

Synergistic combinations of metal, metal oxide, or metalloid nanoparticles plus antibiotics against resistant and non-resistant bacteria

M Alavi, MR Hamblin, F Martinez… - Micro Nano Bio …, 2022 - mnba-journal.com
The emergence of drug resistance in pathogenic bacteria due to the indiscriminate use of
antibiotics is a major challenge to global public health. Therefore, improved and more …