Iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications: a perspective on synthesis, drugs, antimicrobial activity, and toxicity

LS Arias, JP Pessan, APM Vieira, TMT Lima… - Antibiotics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Medical applications and biotechnological advances, including magnetic resonance
imaging, cell separation and detection, tissue repair, magnetic hyperthermia and drug …

Antimicrobial properties of plant essential oils against human pathogens and their mode of action: an updated review

MK Swamy, MS Akhtar… - … Based Complementary and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A wide range of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) have been explored for their
essential oils in the past few decades. Essential oils are complex volatile compounds …

Nanoparticles—Attractive carriers of antimicrobial essential oils

A Nair, R Mallya, V Suvarna, TA Khan, M Momin… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial pathogens are the most prevalent cause of chronic infections and fatalities around
the world. Antimicrobial agents including antibiotics have been frequently utilized in the …

A Comprehensive Review on the Phytochemical Constituents and Pharmacological Activities of Pogostemon cablin Benth.: An Aromatic Medicinal Plant of Industrial …

MK Swamy, UR Sinniah - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Pogostemon cablin Benth.(patchouli) is an important herb which possesses many
therapeutic properties and is widely used in the fragrance industries. In traditional medicinal …

Synergistic antimicrobial potential of essential oils in combination with nanoparticles: Emerging trends and future perspectives

M Rai, P Paralikar, P Jogee, G Agarkar, AP Ingle… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The development of resistance to different antimicrobial agents by bacteria, fungi, viruses,
parasites, etc. is a great challenge to the medical field for the treatment of infections caused …

Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Bioactivities of Cananga odorata (Ylang‐Ylang)

LTH Tan, LH Lee, WF Yin, CK Chan… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ylang‐ylang (Cananga odorata Hook. F. & Thomson) is one of the plants that are exploited
at a large scale for its essential oil which is an important raw material for the fragrance …

Microbial biofilms in urinary tract infections and prostatitis: Etiology, pathogenicity, and combating strategies

C Delcaru, I Alexandru, P Podgoreanu, M Grosu… - Pathogens, 2016 - mdpi.com
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most important causes of morbidity and health
care spending affecting persons of all ages. Bacterial biofilms play an important role in UTIs …

Recent advances in tackling microbial multidrug resistance with essential oils: Combinatorial and nano-based strategies

A Trifan, SV Luca, H Greige-Gerges… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The emergence of multidrug resistant pathogens is a great challenge to the medical field
and a major global health threat requiring novel therapeutic strategies. Among plant …

Magnetite nanoparticles and essential oils systems for advanced antibacterial therapies

AD Mihai, C Chircov, AM Grumezescu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Essential oils (EOs) have attracted considerable interest in the past few years, with
increasing evidence of their antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and insecticidal effects …

Essential oils extracted from medicinal plants and their applications

DN Reddy - Natural Bio-Active Compounds: Volume 1: Production …, 2019 - Springer
Essential oils (EOs) are extracted from flowers, leaves, barks, roots, and fruits of the
medicinal plants using hydrodistilation or steam distillation and continuous solvent …