Synthesis and application of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) for the prevention of infection in healthcare workers

S Nakamura, M Sato, Y Sato, N Ando… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Silver is easily available and is known to have microbicidal effect; moreover, it does not
impose any adverse effects on the human body. The microbicidal effect is mainly due to …

“Nanoantibiotics”: a new paradigm for treating infectious diseases using nanomaterials in the antibiotics resistant era

AJ Huh, YJ Kwon - Journal of controlled release, 2011 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that we live in an era of advanced and innovative technologies for
elucidating underlying mechanisms of diseases and molecularly designing new drugs …

The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of silver nanoparticles against Staphylococcus aureus

P Parvekar, J Palaskar, S Metgud… - Biomaterial …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aim To determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal
concentration (MBC) of silver nanoparticles against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) …

Plant-Extract-Assisted Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Origanum vulgare L. Extract and Their Microbicidal Activities

MR Shaik, M Khan, M Kuniyil, A Al-Warthan… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Plant-mediated green synthesis of nanomaterials has been increasingly gaining popularity
due to its eco-friendly nature and cost-effectiveness. In the present study, we synthesized …

Selective electron beam manufactured Ti-6Al-4V lattice structures for orthopedic implant applications: Current status and outstanding challenges

XZ Zhang, M Leary, HP Tang, T Song, M Qian - Current Opinion in Solid …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V lattices display unique mechanical and
biological properties by virtue of their engineered structure. These attributes enable the …

Bacterial antimicrobial metal ion resistance

JL Hobman, LC Crossman - Journal of medical …, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
Metals such as mercury, arsenic, copper and silver have been used in various forms as
antimicrobials for thousands of years with until recently, little understanding of their mode of …

Calcium phosphate ceramic systems in growth factor and drug delivery for bone tissue engineering: a review

S Bose, S Tarafder - Acta biomaterialia, 2012 - Elsevier
Calcium phosphates (CaPs) are the most widely used bone substitutes in bone tissue
engineering due to their compositional similarities to bone mineral and excellent …

Silver nanoparticles as a new generation of antimicrobials

M Rai, A Yadav, A Gade - Biotechnology advances, 2009 - Elsevier
Silver has been in use since time immemorial in the form of metallic silver, silver nitrate,
silver sulfadiazine for the treatment of burns, wounds and several bacterial infections. But …

Preparation of silver nanoparticles and their industrial and biomedical applications: a comprehensive review

A Haider, IK Kang - Advances in materials science and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Silver nanoparticles (Ag‐NPs) have diverted the attention of the scientific community and
industrialist itself due to their wide range of applications in industry for the preparation of …

Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of silver nanoparticles in the human lung cancer cell line, A549

R Foldbjerg, DA Dang, H Autrup - Archives of toxicology, 2011 - Springer
Nanomaterials, especially silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs), are used in a rapidly increasing
number of commercial products. Accordingly, the hazards associated with human exposure …