Magnetite nanoparticles: Synthesis methods–A comparative review

AG Niculescu, C Chircov, AM Grumezescu - Methods, 2022 - Elsevier
Iron oxide-based nanoparticles have gathered tremendous scientific interest towards their
application in a variety of fields. Magnetite has been particularly investigated due to its …

Polymeric nanoparticles for antimicrobial therapies: An up-to-date overview

VA Spirescu, C Chircov, AM Grumezescu… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite the many advancements in the pharmaceutical and medical fields and the
development of numerous antimicrobial drugs aimed to suppress and destroy pathogenic …

The effect of silver nanoparticles on antioxidant/pro-oxidant balance in a murine model

AO Docea, D Calina, AM Buga, O Zlatian… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to evaluate the subacute effect of two types of Ag-NPs (EG-AgNPs and
PVP-EG-AgNPs) on antioxidant/pro-oxidant balance in rats. Seventy Wistar rats (35 males …

Cefepime-modified magnetic nanoparticles and enzymatic colorimetry for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in lettuces

F Xiao, Z Wang, W Li, W Qi, X Bai, H Xu - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel sandwich assay for the detection of L. monocytogenes was designed based on
antibiotic magnetic separation and enzymatic colorimetry. PEG-mediated cefepime …

Smartphone-assisted biosensor based on broom-like bacteria-specific magnetic enrichment platform for colorimetric detection of Listeria monocytogenes

F Xiao, W Li, Z Wang, Q Xu, Y Song, J Huang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pathogenic bacteria contamination poses a major threat to human health. The detection of
low-abundance bacteria in complex samples has always been a knotty problem, and high …

Development of L-carnosine functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles loaded with dexamethasone for simultaneous therapeutic potential of blood brain barrier crossing …

X Lu, Y Zhang, L Wang, G Li, J Gao, Y Wang - Drug Delivery, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The development of suitable drug delivery carriers is significant in biomedical applications to
improve the therapeutic efficiency. Recent progress in nanotechnological fields, paved the …

Nanomaterials-based combinatorial therapy as a strategy to combat antibiotic resistance

A León-Buitimea, CR Garza-Cárdenas… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the discovery of antibiotics, humanity has been able to cope with the battle against
bacterial infections. However, the inappropriate use of antibiotics, the lack of innovation in …

PLGA-based nanoplatforms in drug delivery for inhibition and destruction of microbial biofilm

A Shariati, Z Chegini, E Ghaznavi-Rad… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The biofilm community of microorganisms has been identified as the dominant mode of
microbial growth in nature and a common characteristic of different microorganisms such as …

Magnetite nanoparticles functionalized with therapeutic agents for enhanced ENT antimicrobial properties

M Caciandone, AG Niculescu, V Grumezescu, AC Bîrcă… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the context of inefficient antibiotics, antibacterial alternatives are urgently needed to stop
the increasing resistance rates in pathogens. This study reports the fabrication and …

Bioactive surfaces of polylactide and silver nanoparticles for the prevention of microbial contamination

O Gherasim, AM Grumezescu, V Grumezescu… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Thanks to its peculiar interactions with biological molecules and structures, metallic silver in
the form of silver nanoparticles achieved a remarkable comeback as a potential …