Antioxidants: Classification, natural sources, activity/capacity measurements, and usefulness for the synthesis of nanoparticles

J Flieger, W Flieger, J Baj, R Maciejewski - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural extracts are the source of many antioxidant substances. They have proven useful not
only as supplements preventing diseases caused by oxidative stress and food additives …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in nanotechnology for eradicating bacterial biofilm

C Sahli, SE Moya, JS Lomas, C Gravier-Pelletier… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Microorganisms grouped together into spatially-organized communities called biofilms, are
the cause of dramatic chronic infections in plants, animals and humans. In this review, the …

Bacterial biofilm infections, their resistance to antibiotics therapy and current treatment strategies

A Singh, A Amod, P Pandey, P Bose… - Biomedical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Nearly 80% of human chronic infections are caused due to bacterial biofilm formation. This
is the most leading cause for failure of medical implants resulting in high morbidity and …

Development of antibiofilm therapeutics strategies to overcome antimicrobial drug resistance

S Nadar, T Khan, SG Patching, A Omri - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
A biofilm is a community of stable microorganisms encapsulated in an extracellular matrix
produced by themselves. Many types of microorganisms that are found on living hosts or in …

An updated review on silver nanoparticles in biomedicine

O Gherasim, RA Puiu, AC Bîrcă, AC Burdușel… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) represent one of the most explored categories of
nanomaterials for new and improved biomaterials and biotechnologies, with impressive use …

Silver nanoparticles enhance the efficacy of aminoglycosides against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

AS Dove, DI Dzurny, WR Dees, N Qin… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
As the threat of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria compromises the safety and efficacy of
modern healthcare practices, the search for effective treatments is more urgent than ever …

Nanotechnology in combating biofilm: A smart and promising therapeutic strategy

YK Mohanta, I Chakrabartty, AK Mishra… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Since the birth of civilization, people have recognized that infectious microbes cause serious
and often fatal diseases in humans. One of the most dangerous characteristics of …

Potential of nanoparticles integrated with antibacterial properties in preventing biofilm and antibiotic resistance

M Thambirajoo, M Maarof, Y Lokanathan, H Katas… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology has become an emerging technology in the medical field and is widely
applicable for various clinical applications. The potential use of nanoparticles as …

Biofabrication of ZnO nanoparticles using Acacia arabica leaf extract and their antibiofilm and antioxidant potential against foodborne pathogens

S Hayat, A Ashraf, M Zubair, B Aslam, MH Siddique… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Emergence of multidrug resistant pathogens is increasing globally at an alarming rate with a
need to discover novel and effective methods to cope infections due to these pathogens …

Nanotechnology based therapeutic approaches: An advanced strategy to target the biofilm of ESKAPE pathogens

A Mukherjee, S Bose, A Shaoo, SK Das - Materials Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacterial infection by ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp.) …