Chitosan and their derivatives: Antibiofilm drugs against pathogenic bacteria

F Khan, DTN Pham, SF Oloketuyi… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biofilm formed by several pathogenic bacteria results in the development of resistance
against antimicrobial compounds. The polymeric materials present in the biofilm architecture …

Biofilm formation to inhibition: Role of zinc oxide-based nanoparticles

PP Mahamuni-Badiger, PM Patil, MV Badiger… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide nanoparticles have received much attention worldwide as they possess unique
properties like varied morphology, large surface area to volume ratio, potent antibacterial …

Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of nanomaterials for enhanced biomedical applications

M Abd Elkodous, GS El-Sayyad… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomedical applications of nanomaterials have received considerable attention and interest
from many researchers over the past decade due to the key role they can play in enhancing …

Polymeric nano-and microparticulate drug delivery systems for treatment of biofilms

SE Birk, A Boisen, LH Nielsen - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Now-a-days healthcare systems face great challenges with antibiotic resistance and low
efficacy of antibiotics when combating pathogenic bacteria and bacterial biofilms …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles for antimicrobial and vegetative growth applications: A novel approach for advancing efficient high quality health care to …

S Umavathi, S Mahboob, M Govindarajan… - Saudi Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work aims to synthesize zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles via green approaches
using leaf extract of Parthenium hysterophorus. UV–vis and FT-IR tests confirmed the …

Bio-based polymers with antimicrobial properties towards sustainable development

A Muñoz-Bonilla, C Echeverria, Á Sonseca, MP Arrieta… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
This article concisely reviews the most recent contributions to the development of
sustainable bio-based polymers with antimicrobial properties. This is because some of the …

Dual cross-linked chitosan/PVA hydrogels containing silver nanoparticles with antimicrobial properties

DM Suflet, I Popescu, IM Pelin, DL Ichim, OM Daraba… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Stable chitosan/PVA-based hydrogels were obtained by combining covalent and physical
cross-linking methods. As covalent cross-linkers, epoxy agents with different chain lengths …

Formulation of nanoemulsion from leaves essential oil of Ocimum basilicum L. and its antibacterial, antioxidant and larvicidal activities (Culex quinquefasciatus)

B Sundararajan, AK Moola, K Vivek, BDR Kumari - Microbial pathogenesis, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study, emphasis on the encapsulation of Ocimum basilicum L. leaf essential oil
by utilizing Polysorbate 80 and its evaluation of antibacterial (MIC), antioxidants and …

A pH-sensitive delivery system based on N-succinyl chitosan-ZnO nanoparticles for improving antibacterial and anticancer activities of curcumin

SB Ghaffari, MH Sarrafzadeh, M Salami… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Inherent selective cytotoxicity, antibacterial activity and unique physicochemical properties
of ZnO nanostructures and chitosan (CS) make them promising candidates for drug delivery …

Advances in antimicrobial hydrogels for dental tissue engineering: regenerative strategies for endodontics and periodontics

D Atila, V Kumaravel - Biomaterials Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Dental tissue infections have been affecting millions of patients globally leading to pain,
severe tissue damage, or even tooth loss. Commercial sterilizers may not be adequate to …