Antimicrobial metal nanomaterials: from passive to stimuli‐activated applications

S Cheeseman, AJ Christofferson, R Kariuki… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of antimicrobial drug resistance among pathogenic bacteria and fungi is
one of the most significant health issues of the 21st century. Recently, advances in …

Top-down fabrication of shape-controlled, monodisperse nanoparticles for biomedical applications

X Fu, J Cai, X Zhang, WD Li, H Ge, Y Hu - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles for biomedical applications are generally formed by bottom-up approaches
such as self-assembly, emulsification and precipitation. But these methods usually have …

Plant-mediated green synthesis of nanostructures: mechanisms, characterization, and applications

M Nasrollahzadeh, M Atarod, M Sajjadi… - Interface science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, the development of efficient green chemistry methods, used for the synthesis
of metal nanoparticles, has received exponentially increasing interest because biomaterial …

Pt-based icosahedral nanocages: using a combination of {111} facets, twin defects, and ultrathin walls to greatly enhance their activity toward oxygen reduction

X Wang, L Figueroa-Cosme, X Yang, M Luo, J Liu… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Engineering the surface structure of noble-metal nanocrystals offers an effective route to the
development of catalysts or electrocatalysts with greatly enhanced activity. Here, we report …

Size, shape, stability, and color of plasmonic silver nanoparticles

AL González, C Noguez, J Beránek… - The Journal of Physical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The remarkable relationship between the size, shape, and optical properties of silver
nanoparticles is proving to be very useful in a range of high performance applications …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Combretum erythrophyllum leaves and its antibacterial activities

OT Jemilugba, S Parani, V Mavumengwana… - Colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
A simple, green, cost effective and environmentally benign method for the synthesis of silver
nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) using aqueous extract of Combretum erythrophyllum plant leaves as …

Green synthesis of colloidal selenium nanoparticles in starch solutions and investigation of their photocatalytic, antimicrobial, and cytotoxicity effects

M Kazemi, A Akbari, Z Sabouri, S Soleimanpour… - Bioprocess and …, 2021 - Springer
In this research, we have offered a green and new synthesizing procedure for selenium
nanoparticles (Se-NPs) through the utilization of Na 2 SeO 3, in which starch has a role of …

Shape-controlled synthesis of liquid metal nanodroplets for photothermal therapy

J Yan, X Zhang, Y Liu, Y Ye, J Yu, Q Chen, J Wang… - Nano Research, 2019 - Springer
The capping agents for liquid metal (LM) nanodroplets in aqueous solutions are restricted to
thiol-containing and positively-charged molecules or macromolecules. However, both …

Nanostructured ceria-zirconia catalysts for CO oxidation: Study on surface properties and reactivity

M Piumetti, S Bensaid, D Fino, N Russo - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present work, a set of Ce-Zr-O catalysts was prepared to study the effect of Zr-content
(in the range 10–30 at.%) and the surface-dependency activity towards CO oxidation, a …

Effect of Green synthesized silver oxide nanoparticle on biological hydrogen production

O Yildirim, D Tunay, B Ozkaya, A Demir - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2022 - Elsevier
Investigation of the effect of different nanoparticles on dark fermentation is very popular
nowadays. Among the nanoparticle production methods, the use of nanoparticles produced …