An updated overview on metal nanoparticles toxicity

S Medici, M Peana, A Pelucelli, MA Zoroddu - Seminars in cancer biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Although thousands of different nanoparticles (NPs) have been identified and synthesized to
date, well-defined, consistent guidelines to control their exposure and evaluate their …

Novel strategy to combat antibiotic resistance: a sight into the combination of CRISPR/Cas9 and nanoparticles

F Wan, MS Draz, M Gu, W Yu, Z Ruan, Q Luo - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is a significant crisis that threatens human health and safety worldwide.
There is an urgent need for new strategies to control multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial …

Ampicillin-resistant bacterial pathogens targeted chitosan nano-drug delivery system (CS-AMP-P-ZnO) for combinational antibacterial treatment

A Sathiyaseelan, K Saravanakumar, X Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drug-resistant microorganisms are defeated using combinational drug delivery systems
based on biopolymer chitosan (CS) and metal nanoparticles. Hence, PEGylated zinc oxide …

Anti-biofilm investigation of graphene/chitosan nanocomposites against biofilm producing P. aeruginosa and K. pneumoniae

M Muthuchamy, R Govindan, K Shine… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study graphene/chitosan nanoparticles (GR/CS NCs) were developed. The
homogenous combination of GR and CS was confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy. The …

Recent progress in zinc oxide nanomaterials and nanocomposites: From synthesis to applications

M Hessien - Ceramics International, 2022 - Elsevier
The global market of ZnO grows at an annual rate of 4.03%. ZnO has been used in a wide
array of applications owing to its unique chemical, physical, and biological properties. In …

[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) using actinomycetes enhance the anti-bacterial efficacy against K. Pneumoniae

G Rajivgandhi, BM Gnanamangai, TH Prabha… - Journal of King Saud …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles include a varied range of particulate materials, which exhibit at least one of its
dimensions in the order of 1–100 nm. Biological methods are commonly employed for …

Morphological modification of silver nanoparticles against multi-drug resistant gram–negative bacteria and cytotoxicity effect in A549 lung cancer cells through in vitro …

G Rajivgandhi, CK Chelliah, G Ramachandran… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
In the present study, the individual cultures of Proteus mirabilis (P. mirabilis) and Klebsiella
pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) were treated with morphologically modified silver …

Bimetallic assembly of Fe (III) doped ZnO as an effective nanoantibiotic and its ROS independent antibacterial mechanism

V Saxena, LM Pandey - Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Results FZO NPs were hexagonal wurtzite in structure with increased lattice parameters
concerning dopant concentrations. Properties such as rod-shaped morphology, small …

Anti-quorum sensing and anti-biofilm activity of nickel oxide nanoparticles against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

M Maruthupandy, GN Rajivgandhi, F Quero… - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO NPs) were prepared by a chemical reduction
method. The physical and morphological observations of NiO NPs were assessed by …

Highly efficient antibacterial activity of graphene/chitosan/magnetite nanocomposites against ESBL-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae

M Maruthupandy, G Rajivgandhi… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, chitosan-containing nanocomposites were investigated as new
antibacterial agents. Magnetite (Fe 3 O 4) nanoparticles (NPs) as well as chitosan (CS)/Fe 3 …