Similarities and differences between silver ions and silver in nanoforms as antibacterial agents

A Kędziora, M Speruda, E Krzyżewska, J Rybka… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Silver is considered as antibacterial agent with well-known mode of action and bacterial
resistance against it is well described. The development of nanotechnology provided …

A review on potential role of silver nanoparticles and possible mechanisms of their actions on bacteria

B Khalandi, N Asadi, M Milani, S Davaran… - Drug …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
The antimicrobial property of silver is associated to the quantity of silver and the grade of
silver released. The ionized silver is extremely sensitive, as it binds to tissue proteins and …

Silver nanoparticles: A new view on mechanistic aspects on antimicrobial activity

N Durán, M Durán, MB De Jesus, AB Seabra… - … , biology and medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles are well known potent antimicrobial agents. Although significant
progresses have been achieved on the elucidation of antimicrobial mechanism of silver …

Do physico-chemical properties of silver nanoparticles decide their interaction with biological media and bactericidal action? A review

V Pareek, R Gupta, J Panwar - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2018 - Elsevier
The unprecedented increase in antibiotic resistance in this era has resuscitated the attention
of scientific community to exploit silver and its various species as antimicrobial agents …

A critical review on biogenic silver nanoparticles and their antimicrobial activity

T Nvkv Prasad, V Subba Rao Kambala… - Current …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
The new bio-branch of nanotechnology is considered to be one of the fastest emerging
fields often called as Nanobiotechnology. Recent studies on exploitation of the nature's …

All that glitters is not silver—a new look at microbiological and medical applications of silver nanoparticles

P Kowalczyk, M Szymczak, M Maciejewska… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Silver and its nanoparticles (AgNPs) have different faces, providing different applications. In
recent years, the number of positive nanosilver applications has increased substantially. It …

The progress of silver nanoparticles in the antibacterial mechanism, clinical application and cytotoxicity

C You, C Han, X Wang, Y Zheng, Q Li, X Hu… - Molecular biology …, 2012 - Springer
Nanotechnology is a highly promising field, with nanoparticles produced and utilized in a
wide range of commercial products. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has been widely used in …

Biological Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Its Antibacterial Activity.

H Gandhi, S Khan - Journal of nanomedicine and nanotechnology, 2016 - papers.ssrn.com
The ability of prokaryotic microorganisms to reduce the inorganic metals has opened up an
exciting ecofriendly approach towards the development of green nanotechnology. Thus …

Silver nanoparticles: mechanism of antimicrobial action, synthesis, medical applications, and toxicity effects

S Prabhu, EK Poulose - International nano letters, 2012 - Springer
Silver nanoparticles are nanoparticles of silver which are in the range of 1 and 100 nm in
size. Silver nanoparticles have unique properties which help in molecular diagnostics, in …

Antibacterial activity and toxicity of silver–nanosilver versus ionic silver

L Kvítek, A Panacek, R Prucek… - Journal of Physics …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
The in vitro study of antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles (NPs), prepared via modified
Tollens process, revealed high antibacterial activity even at very low concentrations around …