Recent advances in metal nanoparticles to treat periodontitis

K Nasiri, SM Masoumi, S Amini, M Goudarzi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The gradual deterioration of the supporting periodontal tissues caused by periodontitis, a
chronic multifactorial inflammatory disease, is thought to be triggered by the colonization of …

Antibacterial lignin-based nanoparticles and their use in composite materials

AG Morena, T Tzanov - Nanoscale advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin, one of the most abundant biopolymers on earth, has been traditionally considered a
low-value by-product of the pulp and paper industries. This renewable raw material, besides …

Antibacterial action and target mechanisms of zinc oxide nanoparticles against bacterial pathogens

CR Mendes, G Dilarri, CF Forsan, VMR Sapata… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are one of the most widely used
nanoparticulate materials due to their antimicrobial properties, but their main mechanism of …

Development of alginate-based film incorporated with anthocyanins of red cabbage and zinc oxide nanoparticles as freshness indicator for prawns

DSB Anugrah, LV Darmalim, JD Sinanu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to develop pH-sensitive film indicators for intelligent food
packaging by incorporating red cabbage anthocyanins (RCA) and zinc oxide nanoparticles …

Metal/metal oxide nanoparticles: toxicity, applications, and future prospects

RG Chaudhary, GS Bhusari, AD Tiple… - Current …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
The ever-growing resistance of pathogens to antibiotics and crop disease due to pest has
triggered severe health concerns in recent years. Consequently, there is a need of powerful …

Antifungal activity of selenium nanoparticles obtained by plant-mediated synthesis

HG Lazcano-Ramírez, JJO Garza-García… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The continuous need to satisfy world food demand has led to the search for new alternatives
to combat economic losses in agriculture caused by phytopathogenic fungi. These …

X-ray diffraction analysis by modified scherrer, williamson–hall and size–strain plot methods of ZnO nanocrystals synthesized by oxalate route: a potential …

I Chérif, YO Dkhil, S Smaoui, K Elhadef, M Ferhi… - Journal of Cluster …, 2023 - Springer
In the present study, highly pure zinc oxide nanocrystals were successfully synthesized by
thermal decomposition in an air atmosphere at 400° C of pre-prepared ZnC2O4⋅ 2H2O …

Nanomaterial-mediated autophagy: Coexisting hazard and health benefits in biomedicine

X Feng, Y Zhang, C Zhang, X Lai, Y Zhang… - Particle and fibre …, 2020 - Springer
Background Widespread biomedical applications of nanomaterials (NMs) bring about
increased human exposure risk due to their unique physicochemical properties. Autophagy …

[HTML][HTML] Inorganic nanoparticle engineering against bacterial infections

V Tsikourkitoudi, B Henriques-Normark… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the last decade, inorganic nanoparticles have shown their therapeutic potential
against infectious diseases, particularly in the fight against antimicrobial resistance …

Preparation of novel composites of polyvinyl alcohol containing hesperidin loaded ZnO nanoparticles and determination of their biological and thermal properties

I Erol, Ö Hazman, M Aksu - … of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and …, 2023 - Springer
Hesperidin (HSP) is considered to be the most effective antimicrobial agent against SARS-
CoV2 virus. The HSP was loaded onto ZnO nanoparticles that were successfully …