Wound dressings functionalized with silver nanoparticles: promises and pitfalls

K Kalantari, E Mostafavi, AM Afifi, Z Izadiyan… - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Infections are the main reason why most people die from burns and diabetic wounds. The
clinical challenge for treating wound infections through traditional antibiotics has been …

ZnO applications and challenges

O Oprea, E Andronescu, D Ficai, A Ficai… - Current Organic …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Metal oxide nanoparticles represent a new class of important materials that are increasingly
being developed for use in research and health-related applications. Although the in vitro …

Montmorillonite–alginate nanocomposite as a drug delivery system–incorporation and in vitro release of irinotecan

RI Iliescu, E Andronescu, CD Ghitulica, G Voicu… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The scope of the present study was the preparation and characterization of irinotecan
nanocomposite beads based on montmorillonite (Mt) and sodium alginate (AL) as drug …

Effect of biosynthesized ZnO nanoparticles on multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

SG Ali, MA Ansari, MA Alzohairy, MN Alomary, M Jalal… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Synthesis of nanoparticles using the plants has several advantages over other methods due
to the environmentally friendly nature of plants. Besides being environmentally friendly, the …

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 …

Biohybrid Nanostructured Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Satureja hortensis to Prevent Fungal Biofilm Development

I Anghel, AM Grumezescu, AM Holban, A Ficai… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Cutaneous wounds are often superinfected during the healing process and this leads to
prolonged convalescence and discomfort. Usage of suitable wound dressings is very …

Crataeva nurvala nanoparticles inhibit virulence factors and biofilm formation in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

SG Ali, MA Ansari, HM Khan, M Jalal… - Journal of Basic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Green synthesized nanoparticles have gained great attention due to their non‐toxic and non‐
hazardous nature. In the present study, bark extract of the medicinal plant in Ayurveda …

Modified wound dressing with phyto-nanostructured coating to prevent staphylococcal and pseudomonal biofilm development

I Anghel, AM Holban, AM Grumezescu… - Nanoscale research …, 2012 - Springer
This paper reports a newly fabricated nanophyto-modified wound dressing with microbicidal
and anti-adherence properties. Nanofluid-based magnetite doped with eugenol or limonene …

Functionalized antibiofilm thin coatings based on PLA–PVA microspheres loaded with usnic acid natural compounds fabricated by MAPLE

V Grumezescu, G Socol, AM Grumezescu… - Applied surface …, 2014 - Elsevier
We report the fabrication of thin coatings of PLA–PVA microspheres loaded with usnic acid
by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) onto Ti substrate. The obtained …

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 …