[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial approaches in tissue engineering using metal ions and nanoparticles: From mechanisms to applications

M Godoy-Gallardo, U Eckhard, LM Delgado… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial infection of implanted scaffolds may have fatal consequences and, in combination
with the emergence of multidrug bacterial resistance, the development of advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial properties of graphene-based nanomaterials

P Kumar, P Huo, R Zhang, B Liu - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bacteria mediated infections may cause various acute or chronic illnesses and antibiotic
resistance in pathogenic bacteria has become a serious health problem around the world …

Toxicity mechanisms of copper nanoparticles and copper surfaces on bacterial cells and viruses

J Ramos-Zúñiga, N Bruna… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Copper is a metal historically used to prevent infections. One of the most relevant challenges
in modern society are infectious disease outbreaks, where copper-based technologies can …

Contact killing and antimicrobial properties of copper

M Vincent, RE Duval, P Hartemann… - Journal of applied …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
With the emergence of antibiotic resistance, the interest for antimicrobial agents has recently
increased again in public health. Copper was recognized in 2008 by the United States …

Antiviral properties of copper and its alloys to inactivate covid-19 virus: a review

V Govind, S Bharadwaj, MR Sai Ganesh, J Vishnu… - Biometals, 2021 - Springer
Copper (Cu) and its alloys are prospective materials in fighting covid-19 virus and several
microbial pandemics, due to its excellent antiviral as well as antimicrobial properties. Even …

[HTML][HTML] Is copper beneficial for COVID-19 patients?

S Raha, R Mallick, S Basak, AK Duttaroy - Medical hypotheses, 2020 - Elsevier
Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient for both pathogens and the hosts during viral
infection. Cu is involved in the functions of critical immune cells such as T helper cells, B …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial Ti–Cu implants: A critical review on mechanisms of action

P Mahmoudi, MR Akbarpour, HB Lakeh, F **g… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Titanium (Ti) has been widely used for manufacturing of bone implants because of its
mechanical properties, biological compatibility, and favorable corrosion resistance in …

Antimicrobial copper-based materials and coatings: potential multifaceted biomedical applications

D Mitra, ET Kang, KG Neoh - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2019 - ACS Publications
Surface contamination by microbes leads to several detrimental consequences like hospital-
and device-associated infections. One measure to inhibit surface contamination is to confer …

Physical and bioactivities of biopolymeric films incorporated with cellulose, sodium alginate and copper oxide nanoparticles for food packaging application

K Saravanakumar, A Sathiyaseelan… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work prepared the antibacterial polymeric film (APF) using the different
combination of sodium alginate (SA) and cellulose nano whisker (CNW) embedded with …

Antimicrobial activity of metals: mechanisms, molecular targets and applications

JA Lemire, JJ Harrison, RJ Turner - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2013 - nature.com
Metals have been used as antimicrobial agents since antiquity, but throughout most of
history their modes of action have remained unclear. Recent studies indicate that different …