[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial activity of carbon-based nanoparticles

SM Dizaj, A Mennati, S Jafari, K Khezri… - Advanced …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Due to the vast and inappropriate use of the antibiotics, microorganisms have begun to
develop resistance to the commonly used antimicrobial agents. So therefore, development …

Surface oxidation of graphene oxide determines membrane damage, lipid peroxidation, and cytotoxicity in macrophages in a pulmonary toxicity model

R Li, LM Guiney, CH Chang, ND Mansukhani, Z Ji… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
While two-dimensional graphene oxide (GO) is used increasingly in biomedical
applications, there is uncertainty on how specific physicochemical properties relate to …

Two-dimensional quantum dots for biological applications

Y Niu, J Li, J Gao, X Ouyang, L Cai, Q Xu - Nano Research, 2021 - Springer
The two-dimensional quantum dots (2D-QDs) have been developed significantly in the past
decades. The 2D-QDs could be used in bioimaging, biosensing, drug/gene delivery, and …

Functionalization of cotton fabric with graphene oxide nanosheet and polyaniline for conductive and UV blocking properties

X Tang, M Tian, L Qu, S Zhu, X Guo, G Han, K Sun… - Synthetic Metals, 2015 - Elsevier
Multifunctional cotton fabric with high electrical conductivity and ultrastrong UV radiation
protection properties was successfully fabricated by coating graphene oxide (GO) …

[HTML][HTML] Marine spongin: Naturally prefabricated 3D scaffold-based biomaterial

T Jesionowski, M Norman, S Żółtowska-Aksamitowska… - Marine drugs, 2018 - mdpi.com
The biosynthesis, chemistry, structural features and functionality of spongin as a
halogenated scleroprotein of keratosan demosponges are still paradigms. This review has …

A critical assessment on biochemical and molecular mechanisms of toxicity developed by emerging nanomaterials on important microbes

A Pal, R Goswami, DN Roy - Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increased utilization of different nanomaterials towards various novel applications has a
major concern on the environmental perspectives about the potential toxicity of …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in biodegradable 3D printed scaffolds with carbon-based nanomaterials for bone regeneration

S Lopez de Armentia, JC Del Real, E Paz, N Dunne - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bone possesses an inherent capacity to fix itself. However, when a defect larger than a
critical size appears, external solutions must be applied. Traditionally, an autograft has been …

[PDF][PDF] Antibacterial activity of nanoparticles and nanomaterials: a possible weapon in the fight against healthcare-associated infections.

A Laganà, G Visalli, F Corpina… - European Review for …, 2023 - europeanreview.org
Healthcare-associated infections are a serious threat in terms of morbidity and mortality for
all patients receiving healthcare. The problem is aggravated by the increasingly widespread …

[HTML][HTML] Improvement in the pharmacological profile of copper biological active complexes by their incorporation into organic or inorganic matrix

M Badea, V Uivarosi, R Olar - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Every year, more Cu (II) complexes are proven to be biologically active species, but very few
are developed as drugs or entered in clinical trials. This is due to their poor water solubility …