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 …

Silver nanoparticles in aquatic environments: Physiochemical behavior and antimicrobial mechanisms

C Zhang, Z Hu, B Deng - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanosilver (silver nanoparticles or AgNPs) has unique physiochemical properties and
strong antimicrobial activities. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the …

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 …

Nanoparticles induce dermal and intestinal innate immune system responses in zebrafish embryos

NR Brun, BEV Koch, M Varela… - Environmental …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Major molecular mechanisms that underpin the toxicity of nanoparticles (NPs) are the
formation of reactive oxygen species and the induction of inflammation. The latter is …

A critical review on the role of abiotic factors on the transformation, environmental identity and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials in aquatic environment

K Kansara, S Bolan, D Radhakrishnan… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are at the forefront of many technological breakthroughs
in science and engineering. The extensive use of ENMs in several consumer products has …

Perturbation of fatty acid composition, pigments, and growth indices of Chlorella vulgaris in response to silver ions and nanoparticles: A new holistic understanding of …

MB Tayemeh, M Esmailbeigi, I Shirdel, HS Joo… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
This study assesses and compares the influence of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and silver
nitrate (AgNO 3) on the fatty acid composition, pigments, and growth indices of Chlorella …

On how environmental and experimental conditions affect the results of aquatic nanotoxicology on brine shrimp (Artemia salina): A case of silver nanoparticles toxicity

RAD Lish, SA Johari, M Sarkheil, IJ Yu - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
The genus Artemia sp. has been accepted as a reliable model organism for aquatic toxicity
and nanotoxicity experiments, as far as the ISO TS 20787 has recently been published to …

Ecotoxicological effects on Scenedesmus obliquus and Danio rerio Co-exposed to polystyrene nano-plastic particles and natural acidic organic polymer

Y Liu, Z Wang, S Wang, H Fang, N Ye… - Environmental toxicology …, 2019 - Elsevier
The importance of attention to unravel the interaction of nano-plastic particles (NPs) with
natural acidic organic polymer (NAOP) in freshwater environment should not be neglected …

Bioaccumulation kinetics and tissue distribution of silver nanoparticles in zebrafish: The mechanisms and influence of natural organic matter

B Xiao, X Wang, J Yang, K Wang, Y Zhang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The wide application of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has inevitably led to their release into
the natural aquatic environment. Natural organic matter (NOM) is ubiquitous and would …

Surface coating-modulated phytotoxic responses of silver nanoparticles in plants and freshwater green algae

R Biba, K Košpić, B Komazec, D Markulin, P Cvjetko… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been implemented in a wide range of commercial
products, resulting in their unregulated release into aquatic as well as terrestrial systems …