Bacteria, similar to most organisms, have a love–hate relationship with metals: a specific
metal may be essential for survival yet toxic in certain forms and concentrations. Metal ions …

Chemical biocides are used for the prevention and control of infection in health care,
targeted home hygiene or controlling microbial contamination for various industrial …

Unlike conventional antimicrobials, the study of bacterial resistance to silver nanoparticles
(AgNPs) remains in its infancy and the mechanism (s) through which it evolves are limited …

Silver nanoparticles have already been successfully applied in various biomedical and
antimicrobial technologies and products used in everyday life. Although bacterial resistance …

Nanotechnology is a developing branch of pharmaceutical sciences wherein the particles
extend in nanosizes and turn out to be more responsive when contrasted with their unique …

Tissue engineering (TE) is an interdisciplinary field integrating engineering, material science
and medical biology that aims to develop biological substitutes to repair, replace, retain, or …

Green chemistry approaches for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles have become a new
and promising field of research in recent years. Synthesis of metal nanoparticles [like gold …

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 …

Abstract Development of reliable and eco-accommodating methods for the synthesis of
nanoparticles is a vital step in the field of nanotechnology. Silver nanoparticles are important …

In the past years infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria have
dramatically increased in all parts of the world. This consensus paper is based on …