Nanoparticles for antimicrobial agents delivery—an up-to-date review

DA Mercan, AG Niculescu, AM Grumezescu - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Infectious diseases constitute an increasing threat to public health and medical systems
worldwide. Particularly, the emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens has left the …

Natural medicine a promising candidate in combating microbial biofilm

A Shamim, A Ali, Z Iqbal, MA Mirza, M Aqil, SM Kawish… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Studies on biofilm-related infections are gaining prominence owing to their involvement in
most clinical infections and seriously threatening global public health. A biofilm is a natural …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable alginate films with ZnO nanoparticles and citronella essential oil—A novel antimicrobial structure

L Motelica, D Ficai, O Oprea, A Ficai, RD Trusca… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The petroleum-based materials could be replaced, at least partially, by biodegradable
packaging. Adding antimicrobial activity to the new packaging materials can also help …

Antibacterial biodegradable films based on alginate with silver nanoparticles and lemongrass essential oil–innovative packaging for cheese

L Motelica, D Ficai, OC Oprea, A Ficai, VL Ene… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Replacing the petroleum-based materials in the food industry is one of the main objectives
of the scientists and decision makers worldwide. Biodegradable packaging will help …

Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Eucalyptus globulus Essential Oil

N Čmiková, L Galovičová, M Schwarzová, MD Vukic… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Eucalyptus globulus essential oil (EGEO) is considered as a potential source of bioactive
compounds with significant biological activity. The aim of this study was to analyze the …

Iron oxide–silica core–shell nanoparticles functionalized with essential oils for antimicrobial therapies

C Chircov, MF Matei, IA Neacșu, BS Vasile, OC Oprea… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recent years have witnessed a tremendous interest in the use of essential oils in biomedical
applications due to their intrinsic antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer properties …

Dextran-coated iron oxide nanoparticles loaded with curcumin for antimicrobial therapies

C Chircov, RE Ștefan, G Dolete, A Andrei, AM Holban… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The current trend in antimicrobial-agent development focuses on the use of natural
compounds that limit the toxicity of conventional drugs and provide a potential solution to the …

Folic acid-decorated PEGylated magnetite nanoparticles as efficient drug carriers to tumor cells overexpressing folic acid receptor

C Movileanu, M Anghelache, M Turtoi, G Voicu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The improved drug delivery systems (DDS) are needed for the targeted delivery of their
therapeutic cargo (biologically active protein/peptide molecules, nucleic acids, vaccines …

Microfluidic Synthesis of Magnetite Nanoparticles for the Controlled Release of Antibiotics

C Chircov, IA Dumitru, BS Vasile, OC Oprea… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) have been intensively studied for biomedical applications,
especially as drug delivery systems for the treatment of infections. Additionally, they are …

Biofilm-resistant nanocoatings based on ZnO nanoparticles and linalool

VA Spirescu, R Șuhan, AG Niculescu, V Grumezescu… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biofilms represent an increasing challenge in the medical practice worldwide, imposing a
serious threat to public health. As bacterial strains have developed antibiotic resistance …