Antimicrobial peptide-based materials: Opportunities and challenges

A Rai, R Ferrão, P Palma, T Patricio… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The multifunctional properties of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) make them attractive
candidates for the treatment of various diseases. AMPs are considered as alternatives to …

Nanomaterials and coatings for managing antibiotic-resistant biofilms

G Ferreres, K Ivanova, I Ivanov, T Tzanov - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biofilms are a global health concern responsible for 65 to 80% of the total number of acute
and persistent nosocomial infections, which lead to prolonged hospitalization and a huge …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial and antifungal properties of silver nanoparticles—effect of a surface-stabilizing agent

A Gibała, P Żeliszewska, T Gosiewski, A Krawczyk… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The biocidal properties of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) prepared with the use of biologically
active compounds seem to be especially significant for biological and medical application …

Transcriptome analysis reveals silver nanoparticle-decorated quercetin antibacterial molecular mechanism

D Sun, W Zhang, Z Mou, Y Chen, F Guo… - Acs Applied Materials …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Facile and simple method is developed to synthesize silver-nanoparticle-decorated
quercetin nanoparticles (QA NPs). Modification suggests that synergistic quercetin (Qe) …

Rifampicin loaded in alginate/chitosan nanoparticles as a promising pulmonary carrier against Staphylococcus aureus

IR Scolari, PL Páez, MM Musri, JP Petiti… - Drug delivery and …, 2020 - Springer
This study aims to explore the antimicrobial activity of rifampicin (RIF) and ascorbic acid
(ASC) co-loaded into alginate (ALG)/chitosan (CS) nanoparticles (RIF/ASC NPs) and tested …

[HTML][HTML] From marine metabolites to the drugs of the future: Squalamine, trodusquemine, their steroid and triterpene analogues

O Kazakova, G Giniyatullina, D Babkov… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review comprehensively describes the recent advances in the synthesis and
pharmacological evaluation of steroid polyamines squalamine, trodusquemine, ceragenins …

Nanoparticle‐stabilized encapsulation of borneol and citral: physicochemical characteristics, storage stability, and enhanced antibacterial activities

W Wang, Z Ren, L Wang, Y Cai, H Ma… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Combinations of phytochemical (s) and engineered nanoparticles have attracted immense
research interest due to their superior antimicrobial effects against contaminations. Herein, a …

Quercetin-loaded PLGA nanoparticles: a highly effective antibacterial agent in vitro and anti-infection application in vivo

D Sun, N Li, W Zhang, E Yang, Z Mou, Z Zhao… - Journal of Nanoparticle …, 2016 - Springer
Nanotechnology-based approaches have tremendous potential for enhancing efficacy
against infectious diseases. PLGA-based nanoparticles as drug delivery carrier have shown …

Nanoantibiotics containing membrane-active human cathelicidin LL-37 or synthetic ceragenins attached to the surface of magnetic nanoparticles as novel and …

U Wnorowska, K Fiedoruk, E Piktel, SV Prasad… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Nanotechnology-based therapeutic approaches have attracted attention of scientists, in
particular due to the special features of nanomaterials, such as adequate biocompatibility …

Improving the anticancer efficacy of laminin receptor-specific therapeutic ruthenium nanoparticles (RuBB-loaded EGCG-RuNPs) via ROS-dependent apoptosis in …

Y Zhou, Q Yu, X Qin, D Bhavsar, L Yang… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Functionalization can promote the uptake of nanoparticles into cancer cells via receptor-
mediated endocytosis, enabling them to exert their therapeutic effects. In this paper …