Microbial biofilm: a review on formation, infection, antibiotic resistance, control measures, and innovative treatment

S Sharma, J Mohler, SD Mahajan, SA Schwartz… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biofilm is complex and consists of bacterial colonies that reside in an exopolysaccharide
matrix that attaches to foreign surfaces in a living organism. Biofilm frequently leads to …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial approaches in tissue engineering using metal ions and nanoparticles: From mechanisms to applications

M Godoy-Gallardo, U Eckhard, LM Delgado… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial infection of implanted scaffolds may have fatal consequences and, in combination
with the emergence of multidrug bacterial resistance, the development of advanced …

Highly stretchable, adhesive, biocompatible, and antibacterial hydrogel dressings for wound healing

Z Yang, R Huang, B Zheng, W Guo, C Li… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Treatment of wounds in special areas is challenging due to inevitable movements
and difficult fixation. Common cotton gauze suffers from incomplete joint surface coverage …

Antioxidants: Classification, natural sources, activity/capacity measurements, and usefulness for the synthesis of nanoparticles

J Flieger, W Flieger, J Baj, R Maciejewski - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural extracts are the source of many antioxidant substances. They have proven useful not
only as supplements preventing diseases caused by oxidative stress and food additives …

Antimicrobial nanomaterials and coatings: Current mechanisms and future perspectives to control the spread of viruses including SARS-CoV-2

SM Imani, L Ladouceur, T Marshall, R Maclachlan… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The global COVID-19 pandemic has attracted considerable attention toward innovative
methods and technologies for suppressing the spread of viruses. Transmission via …

Reactive oxygen species-related nanoparticle toxicity in the biomedical field

Z Yu, Q Li, J Wang, Y Yu, Y Wang, Q Zhou… - Nanoscale research …, 2020 - Springer
The unique physicochemical characteristics of nanoparticles have recently gained
increasing attention in a diverse set of applications, particularly in the biomedical field …

Toxicity of nanoparticles in biomedical application: nanotoxicology

C Egbuna, VK Parmar, J Jeevanandam… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles are of great importance in development and research because of their
application in industries and biomedicine. The development of nanoparticles requires …

Metal nanoparticles synthesis: An overview on methods of preparation, advantages and disadvantages, and applications

PG Jamkhande, NW Ghule, AH Bamer… - Journal of drug delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Unforeseen changes in surface properties because of particle size have made nanoparticles
very popular in the field of material science. Decrease in particle size to nano-size …

Nanotechnology-based antiviral therapeutics

M Chakravarty, A Vora - Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2021 - Springer
The host immune system is highly compromised in case of viral infections and relapses are
very common. The capacity of the virus to destroy the host cell by liberating its own DNA or …

Silver nanoparticles as an effective disinfectant: A review

SP Deshmukh, SM Patil, SB Mullani… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The paradigm modifications in the metallic crystals from bulky to micro-size to nano-scale
have resulted in excellent and amazing properties; which have been the remarkable …