Metal‐based nanomaterials in biomedical applications: antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity aspects

P Makvandi, C Wang, EN Zare… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial colonization on material surfaces is ubiquitous. Biofilms derived from surface‐
colonized microbes pose serious problems to the society from both an economical …

Nanoparticles as antimicrobial and antiviral agents: A literature-based perspective study

S Sharmin, MM Rahaman, C Sarkar, O Atolani… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
The scientific explorations of nanoparticles for their inherent therapeutic potencies as
antimicrobial and antiviral agents due to increasing incidences of antibiotic resistance have …

ROS-mediated photoaging pathways of nano-and micro-plastic particles under UV irradiation

J Duan, Y Li, J Gao, R Cao, E Shang, W Zhang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is considered as an important photoaging
mechanism of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs). To elucidate the ROS-induced …

Photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

M Lan, S Zhao, W Liu, CS Lee… - Advanced healthcare …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
As an emerging clinical modality for cancer treatment, photodynamic therapy (PDT) takes
advantage of the cytotoxic activity of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are generated by …

Nano-strategies to fight multidrug resistant bacteria—“A Battle of the Titans”

PV Baptista, MP McCusker, A Carvalho… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Infectious diseases remain one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
The WHO and CDC have expressed serious concern regarding the continued increase in …

Coupling Piezocatalysis and Photocatalysis in Bi4NbO8X (X = Cl, Br) Polar Single Crystals

C Hu, H Huang, F Chen, Y Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) as green oxidants are of great importance for environmental
and biological applications. Photocatalysis is one of the major routes for ROS evolution …

The antimicrobial activity of nanoparticles: present situation and prospects for the future

L Wang, C Hu, L Shao - International journal of nanomedicine, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly used to target bacteria as an alternative to antibiotics.
Nanotechnology may be particularly advantageous in treating bacterial infections. Examples …

Antimicrobial metal nanomaterials: From passive to stimuli‐activated applications

S Cheeseman, AJ Christofferson, R Kariuki… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of antimicrobial drug resistance among pathogenic bacteria and fungi is
one of the most significant health issues of the 21st century. Recently, advances in …

[HTML][HTML] Reactive oxygen species formed by metal and metal oxide nanoparticles in physiological media—a review of reactions of importance to nanotoxicity and …

A Kessler, J Hedberg, E Blomberg, I Odnevall - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials | Free Full-Text | Reactive Oxygen Species Formed by Metal and Metal Oxide
Nanoparticles in Physiological Media—A Review of Reactions of Importance to …

Silicon-containing nanomedicine and biomaterials: materials chemistry, multi-dimensional design, and biomedical application

L Chen, S Zhang, Y Duan, X Song, M Chang… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The invention of silica-based bioactive glass in the late 1960s has sparked significant
interest in exploring a wide range of silicon-containing biomaterials from the macroscale to …