Biomedical applications of silver nanoparticles: an up-to-date overview

AC Burdușel, O Gherasim, AM Grumezescu… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
During the past few years, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) became one of the most
investigated and explored nanotechnology-derived nanostructures, given the fact that …

Green chemistry synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their potential anticancer effects

ZA Ratan, MF Haidere, MD Nurunnabi, SM Shahriar… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nanobiotechnology has grown rapidly and become an integral part of modern disease
diagnosis and treatment. Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are a class of eco …

Medical uses of silver: history, myths, and scientific evidence

S Medici, M Peana, VM Nurchi… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Silver has no biological role, and it is particularly toxic to lower organisms. Although several
silver formulations employed in medicine in the past century are prescribed and sold to treat …

Polymeric nanoparticles for antimicrobial therapies: An up-to-date overview

VA Spirescu, C Chircov, AM Grumezescu… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite the many advancements in the pharmaceutical and medical fields and the
development of numerous antimicrobial drugs aimed to suppress and destroy pathogenic …

Nanotechnology in drug and gene delivery

S Hamimed, M Jabberi, A Chatti - Naunyn-schmiedeberg's Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Over the last decade, nanotechnology has widely addressed many nanomaterials in the
biomedical area with an opportunity to achieve better-targeted delivery, effective treatment …

Principles and applications of non-thermal technologies and alternative chemical compounds in meat and fish

DKA Rosario, BL Rodrigues… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Conventional methods of food preservation have demonstrated several disadvantages and
limitations in the efficiency of the microbial load reduction and maintain food quality. Hence …

The use of medicinal plant-derived metallic nanoparticles in theranostics

JH Xulu, T Ndongwe, KM Ezealisiji, VJ Tembu… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the quest to effectively diagnose and treat the diseases that afflict mankind, the
development of a tool capable of simultaneous detection and treatment would provide a …

Gold nanoparticles–against parasites and insect vectors

G Benelli - Acta Tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials are currently considered for many biological, biomedical and environmental
purposes, due to their outstanding physical and chemical properties. The synthesis of gold …

Overview of antimicrobial polyurethane-based nanocomposite materials and associated signalling pathways

MA Saleemi, V Lim - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyurethanes (PUs) are among the most versatile families of polymers with a broad range
of applications in several industrial sectors. Various materials can be used to produce PUs …

Promising nanomaterials in the fight against malaria

LN Borgheti-Cardoso, M San Anselmo… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
For more than one hundred years, several treatments against malaria have been proposed
but they have systematically failed, mainly due to the occurrence of drug resistance in part …