Metal nanoparticles: a promising treatment for viral and arboviral infections

K Maduray, R Parboosing - Biological Trace Element Research, 2021 - Springer
Globally, viral diseases continue to pose a significant threat to public health. Recent
outbreaks, such as influenza, coronavirus, Ebola, and dengue, have emphasized the urgent …

Metal-based nanoparticles for the treatment of infectious diseases

BA Aderibigbe - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Infectious diseases can be transmitted and they cause a significant burden on public health
globally. They are the greatest world killers and it is estimated that they are responsible for …

Metal and metal oxide-based antiviral nanoparticles: Properties, mechanisms of action, and applications

M Alavi, P Kamarasu, DJ McClements… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Certain types of metal-based nanoparticles are effective antiviral agents when used in their
original form (“bare”) or after their surfaces have been functionalized (“modified”), including …

Role of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles as diagnostic and therapeutic tools for highly prevalent viral infections

T Yadavalli, D Shukla - Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is increasingly playing important roles in various fields including virology.
The emerging use of metal or metal oxide nanoparticles in virus targeting formulations …

Silver nanoparticles as potential antiviral agents

S Galdiero, A Falanga, M Vitiello, M Cantisani, V Marra… - Molecules, 2011 - mdpi.com
Virus infections pose significant global health challenges, especially in view of the fact that
the emergence of resistant viral strains and the adverse side effects associated with …

Metal nanoparticles: The protective nanoshield against virus infection

M Rai, SD Deshmukh, AP Ingle, IR Gupta… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Re-emergence of resistance in different pathogens including viruses are the major cause of
human disease and death, which is posing a serious challenge to the medical …

Current trends and prospects for application of green synthesized metal nanoparticles in cancer and COVID-19 therapies

LS Mbatha, J Akinyelu, CI Chukwuma, MP Mokoena… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer and COVID-19 have been deemed as world health concerns due to the millions of
lives that they have claimed over the years. Extensive efforts have been made to develop …

A proposed insight into the anti-viral potential of metallic nanoparticles against novel coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)

G Ibrahim Fouad - Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021 - Springer
Background Over the last ten months since December 2019, the world has faced infectious
emerging novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks that had a massive global …

Metal-based compounds in antiviral therapy

C Abate, F Carnamucio, O Giuffrè, C Foti - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the study of metal complexes and metal-based nanomaterials has aroused
particular interest, leading to the promotion of new effective systems for the abatement of …

Silver, copper and copper oxide nanoparticles in the fight against human viruses: progress and perspectives

GR Tortella, JC Pieretti, O Rubilar… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The rapid development of nanomedicine has created a high demand for silver, copper and
copper oxide nanoparticles. Due to their high reactivity and potent antimicrobial activity …