Metal‐based nanomaterials in biomedical applications: antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity aspects

P Makvandi, C Wang, EN Zare… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial colonization on material surfaces is ubiquitous. Biofilms derived from surface‐
colonized microbes pose serious problems to the society from both an economical …

Recent advances in antibacterial applications of metal nanoparticles (MNPs) and metal nanocomposites (MNCs) against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria

M Alavi, M Rai - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: In recent years, multidrug resistance (MDR) in bacteria has drastically
increased and has posed a great threat to the human health. This problem has generated an …

Biogenic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Phyllanthus emblica Fruit Extract and Its Inhibitory Action Against the Pathogen Acidovorax oryzae Strain RS-2 of …

MMI Masum, MM Siddiqa, KA Ali, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using plants has become a promising
substitute to the conventional chemical synthesis method. In this study, we report low-cost …

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using different plant extracts and their antibacterial activity against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

SO Ogunyemi, Y Abdallah, M Zhang… - Artificial cells …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles with the use of plant extract is a promising
alternative to the conventional chemical method. This work aimed to synthesize zinc oxide …

Synthesis and modification of bio-derived antibacterial Ag and ZnO nanoparticles by plants, fungi, and bacteria

M Alavi, A Nokhodchi - Drug Discovery Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Ag and ZnO nanoparticles (NP) can be prepared by physical, chemical, or eco-friendly
methods. The biosynthesis of metal and metal oxide NPs by plants, fungi, and bacteria could …

Bioinspired green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles from a native Bacillus cereus strain RNT6: characterization and antibacterial activity against rice panicle blight …

T Ahmed, Z Wu, H Jiang, J Luo, M Noman, M Shahid… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Burkholderia glumae and B. gladioli are seed-borne rice pathogens that cause bacterial
panicle blight (BPB) disease, resulting in huge rice yield losses worldwide. However, the …

Antibacterial, antibiofilm, antiquorum sensing, antimotility, and antioxidant activities of green fabricated Ag, Cu, TiO2, ZnO, and Fe3O4 NPs via protoparmeliopsis …

M Alavi, N Karimi, T Valadbeigi - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Consideration of lichen organisms as the ecofriendly source of metal nanoparticles (MNPs)
and metal oxide NPs (MONPs) synthesis is seldom. In this study, Ag and Cu MNPs as well …

Modifications of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC), and nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) for antimicrobial and wound healing …

M Alavi - e-Polymers, 2019 - degruyter.com
Recently, great attention has been paid to nano-composites of cellulose, due to their unique
structure as a most abundant natural polymer with having exceptional properties such as …

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) for effective degradation of dye, polyethylene and antibacterial performance in waste water treatment

VB Raghavendra, S Shankar, M Govindappa… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2022 - Springer
At present, there is a vital need for river water purification by developing new approaches to
eliminate bacterial biofilms, textile dyes, and Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) plastics that …

Phytosynthesis and modification of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles/nanocomposites for antibacterial and anticancer activities: Recent advances

M Alavi, RS Varma - Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2021 - Elsevier
Overcoming multidrug resistance mechanisms is an intricate issue to fight against
pathogenic bacterial and cancer cells wherein smart application of metal nanoparticles …