Silver nanoparticles in the environment: Sources, detection and ecotoxicology

E McGillicuddy, I Murray, S Kavanagh… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The environmental impact of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) has become a topic of interest
recently, this is due to the fact that AgNPs have been included in numerous consumer …

Silver nanoparticles: Technological advances, societal impacts, and metrological challenges

B Calderón-Jiménez, ME Johnson… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) show different physical and chemical properties compared to
their macroscale analogs. This is primarily due to their small size and, consequently, the …

Uptake, accumulation and toxicity of silver nanoparticle in autotrophic plants, and heterotrophic microbes: a concentric review

DK Tripathi, A Tripathi, Shweta, S Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology is a cutting-edge field of science with the potential to revolutionize today's
technological advances including industrial applications. It is being utilized for the welfare of …

Dual-Functional Polyethylene Glycol-b-polyhexanide Surface Coating with in Vitro and in Vivo Antimicrobial and Antifouling Activities

Z Zhi, Y Su, Y Xi, L Tian, M Xu, Q Wang… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
In recent years, microbial colonization on the surface of biomedical implants/devices has
become a severe threat to human health. Herein, surface-immobilized guanidine derivative …

Behavior and potential impacts of metal-based engineered nanoparticles in aquatic environments

C Peng, W Zhang, H Gao, Y Li, X Tong, K Li, X Zhu… - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
The specific properties of metal-based nanoparticles (NPs) have not only led to rapidly
increasing applications in various industrial and commercial products, but also caused …

Environmental behaviour and ecotoxicity of quantum dots at various trophic levels: A review

TL Rocha, NC Mestre, SMT Sabóia-Morais… - Environment …, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite the wide application of quantum dots (QDs) in electronics, pharmacy and
nanomedicine, limited data is available on their environmental health risk. To advance our …

Cytokinin response in pepper plants (Capsicum annuum L.) exposed to silver nanoparticles

T Vinković, O Novák, M Strnad, W Goessler… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The increasing development of different nanomaterials, such as silver nanoparticles
(AgNPs), and their practical use in agriculture and biotechnology has created a strong need …

Facile-one pot-green synthesis, antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant and antiplatelet activities of lignin capped silver nanoparticles: A promising therapeutic agent

MB Marulasiddeshwara, SS Dakshayani… - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The current work portrays the green synthesis of Lignin Capped Silver Nanoparticles
(LCSN) and their antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant and antiplatelet potential. The LCSN …

Silver nanoparticles induced reactive oxygen species via photosynthetic energy transport imbalance in an aquatic plant

HS Jiang, LY Yin, NN Ren, ST Zhao, Z Li, Y Zhi… - …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The rapid growth in silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) commercialization has increased
environmental exposure, including aquatic ecosystem. It has been reported that the AgNPs …

Direct and indirect effects of silver nanoparticles on freshwater and marine microalgae (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Phaeodactylum tricornutum)

M Sendra, MP Yeste, JM Gatica, I Moreno-Garrido… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
The last decade has seen a considerable increase in the use of silver nanoparticles
(AgNPs), which are found in many every-day consumer products including textiles, plastics …