Preparation of silver nanoparticles and their industrial and biomedical applications: a comprehensive review

A Haider, IK Kang - Advances in materials science and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Silver nanoparticles (Ag‐NPs) have diverted the attention of the scientific community and
industrialist itself due to their wide range of applications in industry for the preparation of …

Toxicity of silver nanoparticles in biological systems: does the complexity of biological systems matter?

R Vazquez-Muñoz, B Borrego, K Juárez-Moreno… - Toxicology letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Currently, nanomaterials are more frequently in our daily life, specifically in biomedicine,
electronics, food, textiles and catalysis just to name a few. Although nanomaterials provide …

Promising therapeutic strategies against microbial biofilm challenges

K Zhang, X Li, C Yu, Y Wang - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that are attached to a biological or abiotic
surface and are surrounded by a self-produced extracellular matrix. Cells within a biofilm …

Green Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Copper Oxide Nanomaterial Derived from Momordica charantia

H Qamar, S Rehman, DK Chauhan… - International journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background In the emerging field of nanotechnology, copper oxide (CuO) nanomaterials are
considered to be one of the most important transition metal oxides owing to its fascinating …

Synergistic effects of Cu-doped ZnO nanoantibiotic against Gram-positive bacterial strains

A Khalid, P Ahmad, AI Alharthi, S Muhammad… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
A viable hydrothermal technique has been explored for the synthesis of copper doped Zinc
oxide nanoparticles (Cu-doped ZnO-NPs) based on the precursor's mixture of Copper-II …

Anticandidal activity of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles: effect on growth, cell morphology, and key virulence attributes of Candida species

M Jalal, MA Ansari, MA Alzohairy, SG Ali… - International journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The pathogenicity in Candida spp was attributed by several virulence factors such
as production of tissue damaging extracellular enzymes, germ tube formation, hyphal …

Effect of a denture base acrylic resin containing silver nanoparticles on Candida albicans adhesion and biofilm formation

Z Li, J Sun, J Lan, Q Qi - Gerodontology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of denture base resin
containing silver nanoparticles (nano‐silver) on Candida albicans adhesion and biofilm …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a better understanding of Pseudomonas putida biofilm formation in the presence of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs): Role of NP concentration

K Ouyang, M Mortimer, PA Holden, P Cai, Y Wu… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Elucidating the effects of nanoparticles (NPs) on key bacterial functions not only deepens
our understanding of nano-toxicity mechanisms, but also guides us in the design criteria for …

Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using the Lotus lalambensis Aqueous Leaf Extract and Their Anti-Candidal Activity against Oral Candidiasis

BM Abdallah, EM Ali - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Oral candidiasis is widely spread in both humans and animals, which is caused mainly by
Candida albicans. In this study, we aimed to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for …

Strength in numbers: antifungal strategies against fungal biofilms

G Ramage, SN Robertson, C Williams - International journal of antimicrobial …, 2014 - Elsevier
Pathogenic fungi have the capacity to form tenacious biofilm structures that are notoriously
unresponsive to antifungal therapies. Fungal biofilms are ubiquitous, located all over the …