Recent developments in the use of gold and silver nanoparticles in biomedicine

G Pasparakis - Wiley interdisciplinary reviews: Nanomedicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gold and silver nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in the biomedical research both in the
therapeutic and the sensing/diagnostics fronts. Both metals share some common optical …

Study on potential applications and toxicity analysis of green synthesized nanoparticles

R Garg, P Rani, R Garg… - Turkish Journal of …, 2021 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Nanomaterials have garnered the significant interest of scientists owing to their
technological as well as medical applications. In particular, metal and metal oxide …

Activation of biologically relevant levels of reactive oxygen species by Au/g-C3N4 hybrid nanozyme for bacteria killing and wound disinfection

Z Wang, K Dong, Z Liu, Y Zhang, Z Chen, H Sun, J Ren… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
As common reactive oxygen species, H 2 O 2 is widely used for bacterial inactivation and
wound disinfection. However, the concentrations used are always higher than physiological …

Synthesis of Pt hollow nanodendrites with enhanced peroxidase‐like activity against bacterial infections: implication for wound healing

C Ge, R Wu, Y Chong, G Fang, X Jiang… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Improving the antibacterial activity of H2O2 and reducing its usage are requirements for
wound disinfection. Nanomaterials with intrinsic peroxidase‐like properties are developed to …

An Efficient and Benign Antimicrobial Depot Based on Silver-Infused MoS2

F Cao, E Ju, Y Zhang, Z Wang, C Liu, W Li, Y Huang… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been used as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent,
whose toxicity originates from the localized release of Ag+ ions. However, the residual …

Antibody-functionalized polymer nanoparticles for targeted antibiotic delivery in models of pathogenic bacteria infecting human macrophages

LG Miranda Calderon, T Alejo, S Santos… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The efficacy of antibody-functionalized poly (d, l-lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA) nanoparticles
(NPs), prepared by nanoprecipitation, carrying rifampicin (RIF) against planktonic, sessile …

Nanotechnology: a contemporary therapeutic approach in combating infections from multidrug-resistant bacteria

B Brar, S Marwaha, AK Poonia, B Koul, S Kajla… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
In the 20th century, the discovery of antibiotics played an essential role in the fight against
infectious diseases, including meningitis, typhoid fever, pneumonia and Mycobacterium …

Gold nanotheranostics: proof-of-concept or clinical tool?

P Pedrosa, R Vinhas, A Fernandes, PV Baptista - Nanomaterials, 2015 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles have been making their way in biomedical applications and personalized
medicine, allowing for the coupling of diagnostics and therapeutics into a single …

Membrane-active hydantoin derivatives as antibiotic agents

M Su, D **a, P Teng, A Nimmagadda… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Hydantoin (imidazolidinedione) derivatives such as nitrofurantoin are small molecules that
have aroused considerable interest recently due to their low rate of bacterial resistance …

N-Arylimidazoliums as Highly Selective Biomimetic Antimicrobial Agents

Q Kong, G Li, F Zhang, T Yu, X Chen… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic resistance has become one of the greatest health threats in the world. In this study,
a charge-dispersed dimerization strategy is described for the antimicrobial peptide (AMP) …