Nanosilver-based antibacterial drugs and devices: mechanisms, methodological drawbacks, and guidelines

L Rizzello, PP Pompa - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the current advancement in drug discovery and pharmaceutical biotechnology,
infection diseases induced by bacteria continue to be one of the greatest health problems …

Silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial therapeutics: current perspectives and future challenges

P Prasher, M Singh, H Mudila - 3 Biotech, 2018 - Springer
Utility of silver metal in antimicrobial therapy is an accepted practice since ages that faded
with time because of the identification of a few silver resistant strains in the contemporary …

Effect of size, shape and surface functionalization on the antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles

A Menichetti, A Mavridi-Printezi, D Mordini… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are the most investigated antibacterial agents against
multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens. They can lead to cellular death by means of different …

Silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents: Past, present, and future

LP Silva, AP Silveira, CC Bonatto, IG Reis… - … for antimicrobial therapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Since antiquity to the 21st century and beyond, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are among the
most successfully and widely used examples of materials for the control of microorganisms …

[HTML][HTML] Bactericidal activity of silver nanoparticles: A mechanistic review

SA Ahmad, SS Das, A Khatoon, MT Ansari… - Materials Science for …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metallic nanoparticles such as silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have gained lots of attention
due to the continuous upsurge in microbial infections and diseases, and also inefficient …

Silver nanoparticles as potential antibacterial agents

G Franci, A Falanga, S Galdiero, L Palomba, M Rai… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Multi-drug resistance is a growing problem in the treatment of infectious diseases and the
widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics has produced antibiotic resistance for many …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles: biomolecule-nanoparticle organizations targeting antimicrobial activity

A Roy, O Bulut, S Some, AK Mandal, MD Yilmaz - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Since discovery of the first antibiotic drug, penicillin, in 1928, a variety of antibiotic and
antimicrobial agents have been developed and used for both human therapy and industrial …

Antimicrobial silver nanomaterials

K Zheng, MI Setyawati, DT Leong, J Xie - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is considered as one of the greatest health threats worldwide, and we
are in a staring competition with microbes as antibiotic resistance mounts faster than our …

Current progress in synthesis, characterization and applications of silver nanoparticles: precepts and prospects

MA Barkat, S Beg, M Naim, FH Pottoo… - Recent Patents on …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), are amongst the utmost striking nanosized
materials that are extensively applied in a variety of biomedical applications which includes …

A comprehensive review on silver nanoparticles: synthesis approaches, characterization techniques, and recent pharmaceutical, environmental, and antimicrobial …

G Magdy, E Aboelkassim, SM Abd Elhaleem… - Microchemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, there has been a growing interest in metal nanoparticles, particularly silver
nanoparticles (Ag-NPs), due to their distinct physicochemical, biological, and antimicrobial …