Nanoparticles in the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms

NY Lee, WC Ko, PR Hsueh - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology using nanoscale materials is increasingly being utilized for clinical
applications, especially as a new paradigm for infectious diseases. Infections caused by …

Mechanistic study on antibacterial action of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized using green route

H Agarwal, S Menon, SV Kumar… - Chemico-biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
A large array of diseases caused by bacterial pathogens and origination of multidrug
resistance in their gene provokes the need of developing new vectors or novel drug …

Antimicrobial resistance and recent alternatives to antibiotics for the control of bacterial pathogens with an emphasis on foodborne pathogens

YA Helmy, K Taha-Abdelaziz, HAEH Hawwas, S Ghosh… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most important global public health problems.
The imprudent use of antibiotics in humans and animals has resulted in the emergence of …

Pure and multi metal oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, antibacterial and cytotoxic properties

S Stankic, S Suman, F Haque, J Vidic - Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2016 - Springer
Th antibacterial activity of metal oxide nanoparticles has received marked global attention as
they can be specifically synthesized to exhibit significant toxicity to bacteria. The importance …

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles as multifunctional surface-active materials for smart/active nanocomposite packaging films

MA Sani, M Maleki… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental issues such as plastic packaging and high demand for fresh and safe food
has increased the interest for developing smart/active food packaging films with colloidal …

Antibacterial properties of nanoparticles

MJ Hajipour, KM Fromm, AA Ashkarran… - Trends in …, 2012 - cell.com
Antibacterial agents are very important in the textile industry, water disinfection, medicine,
and food packaging. Organic compounds used for disinfection have some disadvantages …

Photocatalytic disinfection using titanium dioxide: spectrum and mechanism of antimicrobial activity

HA Foster, IB Ditta, S Varghese, A Steele - Applied microbiology and …, 2011 - Springer
The photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide are well known and have many applications
including the removal of organic contaminants and production of self-cleaning glass. There …

Antimicrobial effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles

CL de Dicastillo, MG Correa, FB Martínez… - … Resistance-A One …, 2020 - books.google.com
The widespread use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multidrugresistant bacterial
strains, and therefore a current concern for food safety and human health. The interest for …

Toxicity of ZnO Nanoparticles to Escherichia coli: Mechanism and the Influence of Medium Components

M Li, L Zhu, D Lin - Environmental science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
Water chemistry can be a major factor regulating the toxicity mechanism of ZnO
nanoparticles (nano-ZnO) in water. The effect of five commonly used aqueous media with …

Developments in photocatalytic antibacterial activity of nano TiO2: A review

HM Yadav, JS Kim, SH Pawar - Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2016 - Springer
TiO 2, which is one of the most explored materials, has emerged as an excellent
photocatalyst material for environmental and energy fields, including air and water …