Silver based materials for biomedical applications

IA Nedelcu, A Ficai, M Sonmez, D Ficai… - Current Organic …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Silver is a well known antimicrobial agent against a wide range of microorganisms–over 650
microorganisms from different classes, such as gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria …

Synthesis and characterization of a novel controlled release zinc oxide/gentamicin–chitosan composite with potential applications in wounds care

BS Vasile, O Oprea, G Voicu, A Ficai… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Freshly prepared ZnO nanoparticles were incorporated into a chitosan solution in weight
ratios ranging from 1: 1 to 12: 1. Starting from the ratio of 3: 1 the chitosan solution was …

Smart synthetic polymer nanocarriers for controlled and site-specific drug delivery

P Catalin Balaure… - Current Topics in …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
The article is an up-to-date review of the state-of-the art in the challenging field of smart
synthetic polymer nanocarriers, presenting the most relevant achievements in the area, with …

Preparation and characterization of biofunctionalized chitosan/Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles for application in liver magnetic resonance imaging

X Song, X Luo, Q Zhang, A Zhu, L Ji, C Yan - Journal of Magnetism and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Biofunctionalized chitosan@ Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles are synthesized by combining Fe 3 O 4
and CS chemically modified with PEG and lactobionic acid in one step. The …

Fabrication and cytotoxicity of gemcitabine-functionalized magnetite nanoparticles

RC Popescu, E Andronescu, BȘ Vasile, R Truşcă… - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology has been successfully used for the fabrication of targeted anti-cancer drug
carriers. This study aimed to obtain Fe3O4 nanoparticles functionalized with Gemcitabine to …

Synthesis, characterization and in vitro assessment of the magnetic chitosan–carboxymethylcellulose biocomposite interactions with the prokaryotic and eukaryotic …

AM Grumezescu, E Andronescu, A Ficai… - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Preparation and characterization of CS/Fe3O4/CMC composite scaffolds including the
morphology, crystallinity, and the in vitro efficacy as antibiotic delivery vehicles as well as …

Water dispersible magnetite nanoparticles influence the efficacy of antibiotics against planktonic and biofilm embedded Enterococcus faecalis cells

MC Chifiriuc, AM Grumezescu, E Andronescu, A Ficai… - Anaerobe, 2013 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the potential of magnetic nanoparticles to
potentiate, but also to accomplish a sustained and controlled drug release and subsequently …

In vitro activity of the new water-dispersible Fe3O4@usnic acid nanostructure against planktonic and sessile bacterial cells

AM Grumezescu, AI Cotar, E Andronescu… - Journal of nanoparticle …, 2013 - Springer
A new water-dispersible nanostructure based on magnetite (Fe 3 O 4) and usnic acid (UA)
was prepared in a well-shaped spherical form by a precipitation method. Nanoparticles were …

Functionalized magnetite silica thin films fabricated by MAPLE with antibiofilm properties

DE Mihaiescu, R Cristescu, G Dorcioman… - …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on the fabrication of magnetite/salicylic acid/silica shell/antibiotics (Fe 3 O
4/SA/SiO 2/ATB) thin films by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) to inert …

[PDF][PDF] ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ZINC OXIDE-GENTAMICIN HYBRID MATERIAL.

G Voicu, O Oprea, BS Vasile… - Digest Journal of …, 2013 - chalcogen.ro
Zinc oxide like many semiconductors has various technical applications [1-13], but it is also
used in a series of cosmetic preparates, sun protection cream, acne treatment or as a wound …