[HTML][HTML] Microbiologically-synthesized nanoparticles and their role in silencing the biofilm signaling cascade

D Lahiri, M Nag, HI Sheikh, T Sarkar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of bacterial resistance to antibiotics has led to the search for alternate
antimicrobial treatment strategies. Engineered nanoparticles (NPs) for efficient penetration …

[HTML][HTML] Sol–gel based materials for biomedical applications

GJ Owens, RK Singh, F Foroutan, M Alqaysi… - Progress in materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
Sol–gel chemistry offers a flexible approach to obtaining a diverse range of materials. It
allows differing chemistries to be achieved as well as offering the ability to produce a wide …

Role of oxidative stress in nanoparticles toxicity

M Horie, Y Tabei - Free radical research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Oxidative stress plays a critical role in nanotoxicity. Various types of nanoparticles are
known to induce oxidative stress by generating intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of NiO nanoparticles using Aegle marmelos leaf extract for the evaluation of in-vitro cytotoxicity, antibacterial and photocatalytic properties

AA Ezhilarasi, JJ Vijaya, K Kaviyarasu… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study, we report the green synthesis of NiO nanoparticles using Aegle
marmelos as a fuel and this method is ecofriendly and cost effective. The plant Aegle …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles for therapeutic purposes in cancer medicine

N Wiesmann, W Tremel, J Brieger - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The importance of zinc as a trace metal in the human body has long been overlooked. We
now gradually discover that the impact of zinc on the health of our body might be as far …

Aloe vera extract functionalized zinc oxide nanoparticles as nanoantibiotics against multi-drug resistant clinical bacterial isolates

K Ali, S Dwivedi, A Azam, Q Saquib, MS Al-Said… - Journal of colloid and …, 2016 - Elsevier
ZnO nanoparticles (ZnONPs) were synthesised through a simple and efficient biogenic
synthesis approach, exploiting the reducing and capping potential of Aloe barbadensis …

[HTML][HTML] The toxic effects and mechanisms of CuO and ZnO nanoparticles

YN Chang, M Zhang, L Xia, J Zhang, G Xing - Materials, 2012 - mdpi.com
Recent nanotechnological advances suggest that metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have
been expected to be used in various fields, ranging from catalysis and opto-electronic …

Protein− nanoparticle interactions: opportunities and challenges

M Mahmoudi, I Lynch, MR Ejtehadi… - Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
In recent years, the fabrication of nanomaterials and exploration of their properties have
attracted the attention of all branches of science, such as physics, chemistry, biology, and …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles for selective destruction of tumor cells and potential for drug delivery applications

JW Rasmussen, E Martinez, P Louka… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: Metal oxide nanoparticles, including zinc oxide, are versatile
platforms for biomedical applications and therapeutic intervention. There is an urgent need …

[HTML][HTML] The nanosilica hazard: another variable entity

D Napierska, LCJ Thomassen, D Lison… - Particle and fibre …, 2010 - Springer
Silica nanoparticles (SNPs) are produced on an industrial scale and are an addition to a
growing number of commercial products. SNPs also have great potential for a variety of …