Nanomedicine and advanced technologies for burns: Preventing infection and facilitating wound healing

MAM Jahromi, PS Zangabad, SMM Basri… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2018 - Elsevier
According to the latest report from the World Health Organization, an estimated 265,000
deaths still occur every year as a direct result of burn injuries. A widespread range of these …

Copper-containing nanoparticles: Mechanism of antimicrobial effect and application in dentistry-a narrative review

X Ma, S Zhou, X Xu, Q Du - Frontiers in surgery, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Copper has been used as an antimicrobial agent long time ago. Nowadays, copper-
containing nanoparticles (NPs) with antimicrobial properties have been widely used in all …

Antimicrobial copper-based materials and coatings: potential multifaceted biomedical applications

D Mitra, ET Kang, KG Neoh - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2019 - ACS Publications
Surface contamination by microbes leads to several detrimental consequences like hospital-
and device-associated infections. One measure to inhibit surface contamination is to confer …

Noble metals in medicine: Latest advances

S Medici, M Peana, VM Nurchi, JI Lachowicz… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
History shows that metal-based drugs and remedies have been known and used since very
ancient times. For example, silver was employed in the treatment of wounds and ulcers …

Anticancer potency of copper (II) complexes of thiosemicarbazones

NK Singh, AA Kumbhar, YR Pokharel… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Being a structural and catalytic cofactor in a number of biological pathways, copper
accumulates in tumors owing to selective permeability of the cancer cell membranes …

Green Synthesis of Encapsulated Copper Nanoparticles Using a Hydroalcoholic Extract of Moringa oleifera Leaves and Assessment of Their Antioxidant and …

PE Das, IA Abu-Yousef, AF Majdalawieh… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The synthesis of metal nanoparticles using plant extracts is a very promising method in
green synthesis. The medicinal value of Moringa oleifera leaves and the antimicrobial …

Incorporation of copper nanoparticles into paper for point-of-use water purification

TA Dankovich, JA Smith - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
As a cost-effective alternative to silver nanoparticles, we have investigated the use of copper
nanoparticles in paper filters for point-of-use water purification. This work reports an …

Ayurvedic research and methodology: Present status and future strategies

A Chauhan, DK Semwal, SP Mishra… - AYU (An International …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Ayurveda is a science of life with a holistic approach to health and personalized medicine. It
is one of the oldest medical systems, which comprises thousands of medical concepts and …

Green synthesis of Piper nigrum copper-based nanoparticles: in silico study and ADMET analysis to assess their antioxidant, antibacterial, and cytotoxic effects

M Kiranmayee, N Rajesh, M Vidya Vani… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nanobiotechnology is a popular branch of science that is gaining interest among scientists
and researchers as it allows for the green manufacturing of nanoparticles by employing …

Antibacterial properties of metal and metalloid ions in chronic periodontitis and peri-implantitis therapy

OM Goudouri, E Kontonasaki, U Lohbauer… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Periodontal diseases like periodontitis and peri-implantitis have been linked with Gram-
negative anaerobes. The incorporation of various chemotherapeutic agents, including metal …