Multifunctional gold nanoparticles for improved diagnostic and therapeutic applications: a review

NRS Sibuyi, KL Moabelo, AO Fadaka, S Meyer… - Nanoscale Research …, 2021 - Springer
The medical properties of metals have been explored for centuries in traditional medicine for
the treatment of infections and diseases and still practiced to date. Platinum-based drugs are …

Applications of plant-based nanoparticles in nanomedicine: A review

V Mohammadzadeh, M Barani, MS Amiri… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plants encompass numerous phytochemicals like flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins, saponins,
and other metabolites that have a major impact on the generation of nanomaterials with …

Biosynthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles using Brazilian red propolis and evaluation of its antimicrobial and anticancer activities

CEA Botteon, LB Silva, GV Ccana-Ccapatinta… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are highlighted due to their low toxicity, compatibility with the
human body, high surface area to volume ratio, and surfaces that can be easily modified …

Secondary metabolites in the green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles

G Marslin, K Siram, Q Maqbool, RK Selvakesavan… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
The ability of organisms and organic compounds to reduce metal ions and stabilize them
into nanoparticles (NPs) forms the basis of green synthesis. To date, synthesis of NPs from …

The Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesised from Cotyledon orbiculata Aqueous Extract

C Tyavambiza, AM Elbagory, AM Madiehe, M Meyer… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cotyledon orbiculata, commonly known as pig's ear, is an important medicinal plant of South
Africa. It is used in traditional medicine to treat many ailments, including skin eruptions …

Extraction methods, quantitative and qualitative phytochemical screening of medicinal plants for antimicrobial textiles: a review

E Nortjie, M Basitere, D Moyo, P Nyamukamba - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Medicinal plants are the product of natural drug discoveries and have gained traction due to
their pharmacological activities. Pathogens are everywhere, and they thrive in ideal …

Silver nanoparticles: Advanced and promising technology in diabetic wound therapy

H Choudhury, M Pandey, YQ Lim, CY Low… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wounds associated with diabetes mellitus are the most severe co-morbidities, which could
be progressed to cause cell necrosis leading to amputation. Statistics on the recent status of …

Wound healing applications of biogenic colloidal silver and gold nanoparticles: recent trends and future prospects

M Ovais, I Ahmad, AT Khalil, S Mukherjee… - Applied microbiology …, 2018 - Springer
Nanotechnology has emerged as a prominent scientific discipline in the technological
revolution of this millennium. The scientific community has focused on the green synthesis of …

A review on antibacterial biomaterials in biomedical applications: from materials perspective to bioinks design

F Pahlevanzadeh, M Setayeshmehr… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In tissue engineering, three-dimensional (3D) printing is an emerging approach to producing
functioning tissue constructs to repair wounds and repair or replace sick tissue/organs. It …

Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Capped with Procyanidins from Leucosidea sericea as Potential Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Agents

UM Badeggi, E Ismail, AO Adeloye, S Botha… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this study, procyanidins fractions of dimers and trimers (F1–F2) from the Leucosidea
sericea total extract (LSTE) were investigated for their chemical constituents. The total …