Recent advances in antibacterial applications of metal nanoparticles (MNPs) and metal nanocomposites (MNCs) against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria

M Alavi, M Rai - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: In recent years, multidrug resistance (MDR) in bacteria has drastically
increased and has posed a great threat to the human health. This problem has generated an …

Broadening the spectrum of small-molecule antibacterials by metallic nanoparticles to overcome microbial resistance

M Rai, AP Ingle, R Pandit, P Paralikar, I Gupta… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Now-a-days development of microbial resistancce have become one of the most important
global public health concerns. It is estimated that about 2 million people are infected in USA …

Metal-based nanoparticles: Antibacterial mechanisms and biomedical application

D Franco, G Calabrese, SPP Guglielmino, S Conoci - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growing increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria has led to the search for new
antibacterial agents capable of overcoming the resistance problem. In recent years …

Metal–polymer nanocomposites: A promising approach to antibacterial materials

A Ghazzy, RR Naik, AK Shakya - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
There has been a new approach in the development of antibacterials in order to enhance
the antibacterial potential. The nanoparticles are tagged on to the surface of other metals or …

Coping with antibiotic resistance: combining nanoparticles with antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents

AM Allahverdiyev, KV Kon, ES Abamor… - Expert review of anti …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The worldwide escalation of bacterial resistance to conventional medical antibiotics is a
serious concern for modern medicine. High prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria …

Antimicrobial activity of the metals and metal oxide nanoparticles

SM Dizaj, F Lotfipour, M Barzegar-Jalali… - Materials Science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The ever increasing resistance of pathogens towards antibiotics has caused serious health
problems in the recent years. It has been shown that by combining modern technologies …

Nanomaterials for alternative antibacterial therapy

HA Hemeg - International journal of nanomedicine, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Despite an array of cogent antibiotics, bacterial infections, notably those produced by
nosocomial pathogens, still remain a leading factor of morbidity and mortality around the …

Metal-based nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents: an overview

E Sánchez-López, D Gomes, G Esteruelas, L Bonilla… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Metal-based nanoparticles have been extensively investigated for a set of biomedical
applications. According to the World Health Organization, in addition to their reduced size …

[HTML][HTML] A review on anti-bacterials to combat resistance: From ancient era of plants and metals to present and future perspectives of green nano technological …

LK Ruddaraju, SVN Pammi, G sankar Guntuku… - Asian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the primitive era, humans benefited partially from plants and metals to treat microbial
infections. Later these infections were cured with antibiotics but further suffered from …

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 …