Antibacterial activity of chitosan and its derivatives and their interaction mechanism with bacteria: Current state and perspectives

J Li, S Zhuang - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan has fascinating antibacterial activity, good biodegradation, outstanding
biocompatibility, non-toxicity and excellent physical and chemical properties. As a result …

Antibacterial activity of chitosan nanoparticles: A review

M Chandrasekaran, KD Kim, SC Chun - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, nanotechnology has attracted attention in many fields because it has several
up-and-coming novel uses. Many researchers have suggested that chitosan nanoparticles …

Novel asymmetric wettable AgNPs/chitosan wound dressing: in vitro and in vivo evaluation

D Liang, Z Lu, H Yang, J Gao… - ACS applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A novel silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)/chitosan composite dressing with asymmetric
wettability surfaces was successfully prepared via a simple two-step method for biomedical …

Development of noncytotoxic chitosan–gold nanocomposites as efficient antibacterial materials

A Regiel-Futyra, M Kus-Liśkiewicz… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
This work describes the synthesis and characterization of noncytotoxic nanocomposites
either colloidal or as films exhibiting high antibacterial activity. The biocompatible and …

Antibacterial activity of chitosan nano-composites and carbon nanotubes: A review

A Kassem, GM Ayoub, L Malaeb - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Bacteriological contamination of water sources is a major challenge that has a detrimental
impact on both the environment and human health. This imposes the search for the most …

Bioinorganic antimicrobial strategies in the resistance era

A Regiel-Futyra, JM Dąbrowski, O Mazuryk… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The emergence of Multi-Drug-Resistant (MDR) organisms has become a major
worldwide clinical problem. The extensive and routine use of the first-line antibiotics to …

Innovative natural polymer metal nanocomposites and their antimicrobial activity

M Zahran, AH Marei - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2019 - Elsevier
Metal based nanocomposites are gaining popularity for the past few years due to their
promising chemical and physical properties. These nanocomposites can be obtained by …

Mechanical and antibacterial properties of novel high performance chitosan/nanocomposite films

AM Youssef, H Abou-Yousef, SM El-Sayed… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticle was successfully synthesized using hydrothermal method as
well as, silver (Ag) nanoparticle was direct prepared during chitosan nanocomposites …

Electrospun alginate nanofibres impregnated with silver nanoparticles: Preparation, morphology and antibacterial properties

TC Mokhena, AS Luyt - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles are amongst the most valuable nanoparticles with interesting
properties, such as a non-toxic nature and high antibacterial efficiency, making them …

Preparation and antibacterial activity of chitosan-based nanocomposites containing bentonite-supported silver and zinc oxide nanoparticles for water disinfection

SC Motshekga, SS Ray, MS Onyango… - Applied Clay Science, 2015 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to develop novel chitosan nanocomposites and to optimize the
minimum amount and contact time required to achieve complete inactivation of bacteria in …