Metal nanoparticles as novel antifungal agents for sustainable agriculture: Current advances and future directions

AR Cruz-Luna, H Cruz-Martínez, A Vásquez-López… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of metal nanoparticles is considered a good alternative to control phytopathogenic
fungi in agriculture. To date, numerous metal nanoparticles (eg, Ag, Cu, Se, Ni, Mg, and Fe) …

[HTML][HTML] Using inorganic nanoparticles to fight fungal infections in the antimicrobial resistant era

T Huang, X Li, M Maier, NM O'Brien-Simpson… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Fungal infections pose a serious threat to human health and livelihoods. The number and
variety of clinically approved antifungal drugs is very limited, and the emergence and rapid …

Zinc oxide nanoparticle as a novel class of antifungal agents: current advances and future perspectives

Q Sun, J Li, T Le - Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Certain types of nanoparticles, especially zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs), are widely
reported to be capable of the inhibition of harmful bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous fungi …

Use of biological nano zinc as a feed additive in quail nutrition: biosynthesis, antimicrobial activity and its effect on growth, feed utilisation, blood metabolites and …

FM Reda, MT El-Saadony, TK El-Rayes… - Italian Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract A total of 200 1-week-old Japanese quails were randomly allocated into five
treatment groups, each consisting of 40 unsexed birds (five replicates, eight birds each) …

Biogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles: A viable agricultural tool to control plant pathogenic fungi and its potential effects on soil and plants

AI Daniel, M Keyster, A Klein - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Fungal and bacterial pathogens represent some of the greatest challenges facing crop
production globally and account for about 20–40% crop losses annually. This review …

Nanotechnology improves disease resistance in plants for food security: Applications and challenges

N Munir, W Gulzar, Z Abideen, JT Hancock… - Biocatalysis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of nano-fertilizers is emerging as a potential strategy and could play a
crucial role in disease mitigation, diagnosis, or suppression. Different nanoscale devices …

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Presl leaf extracts and its antifungal activity

W Zhu, C Hu, Y Ren, Y Lu, Y Song, Y Ji, C Han… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were synthesized using leaf extract of
Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Presl and zinc acetate. Its antifungal activity was evaluated …

Zinc-based nanomaterials for diagnosis and management of plant diseases: Ecological safety and future prospects

A Kalia, KA Abd-Elsalam, K Kuca - Journal of fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
A facet of nanorenaissance in plant pathology hailed the research on the development and
application of nanoformulations or nanoproducts for the effective management of …

Non-antimicrobial and Non-anticancer Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles Biosynthesized Using Different Plant Parts of Bixa orellana

S Gharpure, R Yadwade, B Ankamwar - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
As traditional cancer therapy is toxic to both normal and cancer cells, there is a need for
newer approaches to specifically target cancer cells. ZnO nanoparticles can be promising …

Surface-oxidized polymer-stabilized silver nanoparticles as a covering component of suture materials

AV Blinov, AA Nagdalian, SN Povetkin, AA Gvozdenko… - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, we obtained silver nanoparticles stabilized with polyvinylpyrrolidone, ranging in
size from 70 to 110 nm, which exhibits good crystallinity and anisotropic structure. For the …