Antimicrobial properties of ZnO nanomaterials: A review

R Kumar, A Umar, G Kumar, HS Nalwa - Ceramics International, 2017 - Elsevier
Waterborne diseases significantly affect the human health and are responsible for high
mortality rates worldwide. Traditional methods of the treatment are now insignificant as …

[HTML][HTML] Zeta potential beyond materials science: Applications to bacterial systems and to the development of novel antimicrobials

APVF Maillard, JC Espeche, P Maturana… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the theory of zeta potential (ZP) and the most relevant data about
how it has been used for studying bacteria. We have especially focused on the discovery …

Self-activating anti-infection implant

J Fu, W Zhu, X Liu, C Liang, Y Zheng, Z Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Clinically, it is difficult to endow implants with excellent osteogenic ability and antibacterial
activity simultaneously. Herein, the self-activating implants modified with hydroxyapatite …

Impact of reactive oxygen species on cell activity and structural integrity of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in electrochemical disinfection system

J Zhang, P Su, H Chen, M Qiao, B Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
High efficiency, eco-friendly, and without disinfection byproducts rendered the hydroxyl
radical-dominated electrochemical process a promising disinfection technology. Inconsistent …

Alteration of Zeta potential and membrane permeability in bacteria: a study with cationic agents

S Halder, KK Yadav, R Sarkar, S Mukherjee, P Saha… - SpringerPlus, 2015 - Springer
In the present study, we have tried to establish the correlation between changes in Zeta
potential with that of cell surface permeability using bacteria (Escherichia coli and …

Attachment efficiency of gold nanoparticles by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains governed by surface charges

W Pajerski, D Ochonska, M Brzychczy-Wloch… - Journal of Nanoparticle …, 2019 - Springer
The interaction between metal nanoparticles and bacteria belongs to the central issues in a
dynamically growing bionanotechnological research. Herein, we investigated the adhesion …

Exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles leads to changes in the zeta potential of bacterial cells

M Zając, J Kotyńska, G Zambrowski, J Breczko… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Polymer molecules, the main components of plastics, are an emerging pollutants in various
environmental compartments (water, air, soil) that may induce several ecotoxicological …

Oxygen vacancy–rich Cu2O@ Cu with a hydrophobic microenvironment for highly selective CC coupling to generate C2H4

S Qiao, Y Chen, Y Tang, J Yuan, J Shen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cu 2 O is promising to catalytically convert CO 2 into C 2 products by overcoming the
instability and slow multi-electron transfer. Regulating catalytic construction and interface …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon quantum dots: A bright future as photosensitizers for in vitro antibacterial photodynamic inactivation

X Nie, C Jiang, S Wu, W Chen, P Lv, Q Wang… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon nanomaterials have increasingly gained the attention of the nano-, photo-and
biomedical communities owing to their unique photophysical properties. Here, we facilely …

Iodinene Nanosheet-to-Iodine Molecule Allotropic Transformation for Antibiosis

Y You, YX Zhu, J Jiang, Z Chen, C Wu… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Iodine, as a typical haloid element in group VIIA, has been extensively applied as antiseptics
clinically, thanks to its effective and wide-spectrum antimicrobial activity against bacteria …