Antibacterial nanomaterials: mechanisms, impacts on antimicrobial resistance and design principles

M Xie, M Gao, Y Yun, M Malmsten… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to the environment and health.
AMR rapidly invalidates conventional antibiotics, and antimicrobial nanomaterials have …

In vivo synergistic tumor therapies based on copper sulfide photothermal therapeutic nanoplatforms

J Ma, N Li, J Wang, Z Liu, Y Han, Y Zeng - Exploration, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor cells may be eliminated by increasing their temperature. This is achieved via
photothermal therapy (PTT) by penetrating the tumor tissue with near‐infrared light and …

Facile and eco-friendly fabrication of biocompatible hydrogel containing CuS@ Ser NPs with mechanical flexibility and photothermal antibacterial activity to promote …

Y Guo, B Xie, M Jiang, L Yuan, X Jiang, S Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Bacterial infections can significantly impede wound healing and pose a serious threat to the
patient's life. The excessive use of antibiotics to combat bacterial infections has led to the …

NIR-II photo-amplified peroxidase-like activity using biocatalytic copper-based nanoplatform against subcutaneous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus …

D Wang, X He, Q Wang, P Li, E Obeng, D Zheng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been associated with significant
mortality and longer hospital stays. Artificial nanozymes not requiring antibiotics can …

3D-printed, implantable alginate/cus nanoparticle scaffolds for local tumor treatment via synergistic photothermal, photodynamic, and chemodynamic therapy

B Colak, MC Cihan, YN Ertas - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
A promising method for treating cancer is localized therapy, which mainly employs hydrogel-
based delivery systems. Recently, the capability of 3D printing techniques has been …

CuS-based nanostructures as catalysts for organic pollutants photodegradation

L Isac, C Cazan, L Andronic, A Enesca - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
The direct or indirect discharge of toxic and non-biodegradable organic pollutants into water
represents a huge threat that affects human health and the environment. Therefore, the …

Zeolite 4A supported CdS/g-C3N4 type-II heterojunction: a novel visible-light-active ternary nanocomposite for potential photocatalytic degradation of cefoperazone

N AttariKhasraghi, K Zare, A Mehrizad… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The CdS/gC 3 N 4 heterojunction photocatalyst supported on 4A zeolite was
successfully synthesized using a simple chemical precipitation method. The …

Bio-recovery of CuS nanoparticles from the treatment of acid mine drainage with potential photocatalytic and antibacterial applications

I Nancucheo, A Segura, P Hernández… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present work, CuS nanoparticles were biorecovered from a real acid mine drainage
(AMD) and its photocatalytic and antibacterial activities were studied. CuS were formed by …

Unraveling the photoconduction characteristics of single-step synthesized CuS and Cu9S5 micro-flowers

V Bhatt, M Kumar, JH Yun - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to the alteration in the fundamental properties even by a slight variation in Cu/S ratio,
the Cu–S system has been complicated and its role in photoconductive devices has been …

Biosynthesis and characterization of carbon quantum Dots@ CuS composite using water hyacinth leaves and its usage in photocatalytic dilapidation of Brilliant Green …

Y Vyas, P Chundawat, D Dharmendra, A Jain… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The investigation on the degradation of water-soluble dye Brilliant green was done by using
CQDs@ CuS. Water-dissolvable, green incandescent CQDs (carbon quantum dots) were …