Perspectives on usage of functional nanomaterials in antimicrobial therapy for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

A Karnwal, G Kumar, G Pant, K Hossain, A Ahmad… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The clinical applications of nanotechnology are emerging as widely popular, particularly as
a potential treatment approach for infectious diseases. Diseases associated with multiple …

Recent advances in antibacterial applications of metal nanoparticles (MNPs) and metal nanocomposites (MNCs) against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria

M Alavi, M Rai - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: In recent years, multidrug resistance (MDR) in bacteria has drastically
increased and has posed a great threat to the human health. This problem has generated an …

Optimization of green biosynthesized visible light active CuO/ZnO nano-photocatalysts for the degradation of organic methylene blue dye

A Fouda, SS Salem, AR Wassel, MF Hamza… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Abstract Herein, CuO/ZnO nanocomposites at different ratios were successfully synthesized
through a green biosynthesis approach. This was performed by harnessing the fungal …

Green synthesis of a CuO–ZnO nanocomposite for efficient photodegradation of methylene blue and reduction of 4-nitrophenol

AG Bekru, LT Tufa, OA Zelekew, M Goddati, J Lee… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
CuO–ZnO nanocomposites (NCs) were synthesized using an aqueous extract of Verbascum
sinaiticum Benth.(GH) plant. X-ray diffraction (XRD), spectroscopic, and microscopic …

Solar-driven Pt free hydrogen production and successive degradation of sulfasalazine using CuO/ZnO binary nanocomposites: Reaction kinetics and determination of …

MK Khan, U Farooq, K Naseem, MR Khan… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Approaches for sustainable, green, and expensive catalyst-free hydrogen
production have not been explored extensively. Moreover, during photocatalysis, a lot of …

A comprehensive study on antidiabetic and antibacterial activities of ZnO nanoparticles biosynthesized using Silybum marianum L seed extract

FM Arvanag, A Bayrami, A Habibi-Yangjeh… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) using the plants' extract and their potential
application have driven a tremendous interest in recent years. This study reports a green …

Biosynthesis of Zinc oxide nanoparticles from essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus with antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activities

Z Obeizi, H Benbouzid, S Ouchenane, D Yılmaz… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, Eucalyptus globulus essential oil was used in green synthesis of Zinc oxide
nanoparticles. After extraction of essential oil from leaves by hydrodistillation, it was mixed …

[HTML][HTML] A novel approach for fabrication ZnO/CuO nanocomposite via laser ablation in liquid and its antibacterial activity

A Al Baroot, M Alheshibri, QA Drmosh, S Akhtar… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pulsed laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) has verified its surpassing advantages in the
fabrication of several high purity nanostructured metals and metal oxides. In this work …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive study on antibacterial antioxidant and photocatalytic activity of achyranthes aspera mediated biosynthesized Fe2O3 nanoparticles

W Ahmad, V Singh, S Ahmed, M Nur-e-Alam - Results in Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
During the last few decades the field of nanotechnology has witnessed tremendous amounts
of research on inorganic metal oxide nanoparticles. The magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles …

Characterization and investigation of antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles prepared using leaves extract of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

N Rani, S Rani, H Patel, S Yadav, M Saini… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the emergence of multidrug resistance, the occurrence of microbial infections has
increased by several times during the last decade. In addition, a significant challenge in …