Health impact of silver nanoparticles: a review of the biodistribution and toxicity following various routes of exposure

Z Ferdous, A Nemmar - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have gained huge importance in technological
advancements over the past few years. Among the various ENMs, silver nanoparticles …

Silver nanoparticles: synthesis, properties, and therapeutic applications

L Wei, J Lu, H Xu, A Patel, ZS Chen, G Chen - Drug discovery today, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•AgNPs possess intrinsic therapeutic properties for biomedical
applications.•AgNPs are employed in newly emerging applications as photosensitizers …

Silver nanoparticles: review of antiviral properties, mechanism of action and applications

A Luceri, R Francese, D Lembo, M Ferraris, C Balagna - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
New antiviral drugs and new preventive antiviral strategies are a target of intense scientific
interest. Thanks to their peculiar properties, nanomaterials play an important role in this field …

Graphene-based membranes for water and wastewater treatment: a review

P Bhol, S Yadav, A Altaee, M Saxena… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Increasing population and industrial growth, combined with climate change, led to global
water problems. This review paper summarizes the next-generation hybrid graphene-based …

Silver nanoparticle applications and human health

M Ahamed, MS AlSalhi, MKJ Siddiqui - Clinica chimica acta, 2010 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is rapidly growing with nanoparticles produced and utilized in a wide range
of commercial products throughout the world. For example, silver nanoparticles (Ag NP) are …

Polymeric membranes incorporated with metal/metal oxide nanoparticles: A comprehensive review

LY Ng, AW Mohammad, CP Leo, N Hilal - Desalination, 2013 - Elsevier
Synthetic membranes have become the focus of separation processes in different industries.
Synthetic membranes may be composed of inorganic materials (such as ceramics) and …

Silver nanoparticles: a brief review of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of chemically and biogenically synthesized nanoparticles

R de Lima, AB Seabra, N Durán - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years interest in silver nanoparticles and their applications has increased mainly
because of the important antimicrobial activities of these nanomaterials, allowing their use in …

Organic-coated silver nanoparticles in biological and environmental conditions: fate, stability and toxicity

VK Sharma, KM Siskova, R Zboril… - Advances in colloid and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This review paper presents the overview of processes involved in transformation of organic-
coated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in biological systems and in the aquatic environment …

Silver nanoparticles in the environment

S Yu, Y Yin, J Liu - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are well known for their excellent antibacterial ability and
superior physical properties, and are widely used in a growing number of applications …

A review of the in vivo and in vitro toxicity of silver and gold particulates: particle attributes and biological mechanisms responsible for the observed toxicity

HJ Johnston, G Hutchison, FM Christensen… - Critical reviews in …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This review is concerned with evaluating the toxicity associated with human exposure to
silver and gold nanoparticles (NPs), due to the relative abundance of toxicity data available …