Carbon nanoparticles and their biomedical applications

D Holmannova, P Borsky, T Svadlakova, L Borska… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review summarizes the current knowledge on current and future applications of carbon
nanoparticles in medicine. The carbon nanoparticle family has a large number of …

Carbon dots: types, preparation, and their boosted antibacterial activity by photoactivation. Current status and future perspectives

KJ Lagos, D García, CF Cuadrado… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs) correspond to carbon‐based materials (CBM) with sizes usually below
10 nm. These nanomaterials exhibit attractive properties such us low toxicity, good stability …

Friends against the foe: synergistic photothermal and photodynamic therapy against bacterial infections

A Naskar, K Kim - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are rapidly emerging, coupled with the failure of current
antibiotic therapy; thus, new alternatives for effectively treating infections caused by MDR …

Acetylated distarch phosphate-mediated tough and conductive hydrogel for antibacterial wearable sensors

Y Gao, Y Gao, Z Zhang, F Jia… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conductive, stretchable, and flexible hydrogel wearable sensors have attracted extensive
attention in the fields of artificial intelligence and electronic equipment. However, it is an …

Fighting bacterial pathogens with carbon nanotubes: focused review of recent progress

M Asaftei, M Lucidi, C Cirtoaje, AM Holban… - Rsc Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The fast and global spread of bacterial resistance to currently available antibiotics results in
a great and urgent need for alternative antibacterial agents and therapeutic strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticle formulations for therapeutic delivery, pathogen imaging and theranostic applications in bacterial infections

L Jiang, L Ding, G Liu - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pathogenic bacterial infections represent an ever-growing crisis, now significantly
threatening life expectancy across the worldwide population and thus novel approaches to …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial Strategies: Photodynamic and Photothermal Treatments Based on Carbon-Based Materials

DGG Vélez, KJL Álvarez… - … , Biomaterials and Tissue …, 2023 - intechopen.com
The problem of bacterial resistance is based on the abuse of antibiotics such as
trimethoprim, fluoroquinolones, chloramphenicol, and some carbapenems. For this reason …

Revolutionizing healthcare: inorganic medicinal nanoarchitectonics for advanced theranostics

S Yu, NS Rejinold, G Choi, JH Choy - Nanoscale Horizons, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last two decades, advancements in nanomaterials and nanoscience have paved
the path for the emergence of nano-medical convergence science, significantly impacting …

A Synergistic Antibacterial Study of Copper-Doped Polydopamine on Ti3C2Tx Nanosheets with Enhanced Photothermal and Fenton-like Activities

Z Fang, Q Zhou, W Zhang, J Wang, Y Liu, M Yu, Y Qiu… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In response to the trend of drug− resistant and super bacteria, the existing single
antibacterial methods are not sufficient to kill bacteria, and the development of …

[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterials at the forefront of antimicrobial therapy by photodynamic and photothermal strategies

L Mei, Y Zhang, K Wang, S Chen, T Song - Materials Today Bio, 2024 - Elsevier
In the face of the increasing resistance of microorganisms to traditional antibiotics, the
development of innovative treatment methods is becoming increasingly urgent …