Metal/metal oxide nanocomposites for bactericidal effect: A review

R Pachaiappan, S Rajendran, PL Show, K Manavalan… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Many microbial species causing infectious disease all over the world became a social
burden and creating threat among community. These microbes possess long lifetime …

Modern developments in the application and function of metal/metal oxide nanocomposite–based antibacterial agents

YF Mustafa - BioNanoScience, 2023 - Springer
Significant health issues have lately been brought on by the dramatic increase in pathogenic
microbes that are resistant to antibiotics. To manage or fight infections brought on by …

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 …

A review on nano-antimicrobials: metal nanoparticles, methods and mechanisms

E Hoseinzadeh, P Makhdoumi, P Taha… - Current drug …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Nanotechnology is a scientific and engineering technology conducted at the nano-scale,
such as in the fields of compound fabric manufacturing, food processing, agricultural …

Antibacterial properties and toxicity from metallic nanomaterials

GV Vimbela, SM Ngo, C Fraze, L Yang… - International journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The era of antibiotic resistance is a cause of increasing concern as bacteria continue to
develop adaptive countermeasures against current antibiotics at an alarming rate. In recent …

A review on antimicrobial properties of metal nanoparticles

S Gharpure, A Akash… - Journal of nanoscience …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
The field of nanotechnology elaborates the synthesis, characterization as well as application
of nanomaterials. Applications of nanoparticles in various fields have interested scientists …

Nanotechnology as a novel approach in combating microbes providing an alternative to antibiotics

B Mubeen, AN Ansar, R Rasool, I Ullah, SS Imam… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The emergence of infectious diseases promises to be one of the leading mortality factors in
the healthcare sector. Although several drugs are available on the market, newly found …

[PDF][PDF] Metal nanostructures as antibacterial agents

J Díaz-Visurraga, C Gutiérrez… - … current research and …, 2011 - academia.edu
This review outlines the antibacterial activity of metal nanostructures, including proposed
mechanisms and possible adaptative mechanisms to counteract their toxicity against …

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 …

Bioactivity of noble metal nanoparticles decorated with biopolymers and their application in drug delivery

M Rai, AP Ingle, I Gupta, A Brandelli - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2015 - Elsevier
The unique properties of nanomaterials can be applied to solve different problems including
new ways of drug delivery. Noble metal nanoparticles are most promising because they …