[HTML][HTML] The potential exposure and hazards of metal-based nanoparticles on plants and environment, with special emphasis on ZnO NPs, TiO2 NPs, and AgNPs: a …

M Khan, MSA Khan, KK Borah, Y Goswami… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present age of technological advancement, nanotechnology and its associated
applications have been able to gain attention because of their ability to create a revolution in …

Antimicrobial silver nanomaterials

K Zheng, MI Setyawati, DT Leong, J Xie - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is considered as one of the greatest health threats worldwide, and we
are in a staring competition with microbes as antibiotic resistance mounts faster than our …

Green chemistry synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their potential anticancer effects

ZA Ratan, MF Haidere, MD Nurunnabi, SM Shahriar… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nanobiotechnology has grown rapidly and become an integral part of modern disease
diagnosis and treatment. Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are a class of eco …

Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles: A surface science insight

B Le Ouay, F Stellacci - Nano today, 2015 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles constitute a very promising approach for the development of new
antimicrobial systems. Nanoparticulate objects can bring significant improvements in the …

Current applications of nanoparticles in infectious diseases

H Zazo, CI Colino, JM Lanao - Journal of Controlled Release, 2016 - Elsevier
For decades infections have been treated easily with drugs. However, in the 21st century,
they may become lethal again owing to the development of antimicrobial resistance …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular toxicity mechanism of nanosilver

D McShan, PC Ray, H Yu - Journal of food and drug analysis, 2014 - Elsevier
Silver is an ancient antibiotic that has found many new uses due to its unique properties on
the nanoscale. Due to its presence in many consumer products, the toxicity of nanosilver has …

Silver nanoparticle protein corona and toxicity: a mini-review

N Durán, CP Silveira, M Durán… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Silver nanoparticles are one of the most important materials in the nanotechnology industry.
Additionally, the protein corona is emerging as a key entity at the nanobiointerface; thus, a …

Synergistic antibacterial effect of copper and silver nanoparticles and their mechanism of action

G Vasiliev, AL Kubo, H Vija, A Kahru, D Bondar… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Bacterial infections are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In the case of topical
bacterial infections such as wound infections, silver (Ag) has historically been one of the …

[HTML][HTML] A review on anti-bacterials to combat resistance: From ancient era of plants and metals to present and future perspectives of green nano technological …

LK Ruddaraju, SVN Pammi, G sankar Guntuku… - Asian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the primitive era, humans benefited partially from plants and metals to treat microbial
infections. Later these infections were cured with antibiotics but further suffered from …

Bio-based polymers with antimicrobial properties towards sustainable development

A Muñoz-Bonilla, C Echeverria, Á Sonseca, MP Arrieta… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
This article concisely reviews the most recent contributions to the development of
sustainable bio-based polymers with antimicrobial properties. This is because some of the …