Silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, investigation techniques, and properties

O Pryshchepa, P Pomastowski, B Buszewski - Advances in Colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The unique silver properties, especially in the form of nanoparticles (NPs), allow to utilize
them in numerous applications. For instance, Ag NPs can be utilized for the production of …

Advances in catalytic/photocatalytic bacterial inactivation by nano Ag and Cu coated surfaces and medical devices

S Rtimi, DD Dionysiou, SC Pillai, J Kiwi - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
The design, synthesis, fundamentals and evaluation of 2D/3D antimicrobial surfaces are
addressed in detail in the current review. Recent advances in the antimicrobial mechanism …

Applications of nanotechnology in food packaging and food safety: barrier materials, antimicrobials and sensors

TV Duncan - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2011 - Elsevier
In this article, several applications of nanomaterials in food packaging and food safety are
reviewed, including: polymer/clay nanocomposites as high barrier packaging materials …

Highly stable and dispersive silver nanoparticle–graphene composites by a simple and low‐energy‐consuming approach and their antimicrobial activity

Y Zhou, J Yang, T He, H Shi, X Cheng, Y Lu - Small, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A simple and low‐energy‐consuming approach to synthesize highly stable and dispersive
silver nanoparticle–graphene (AgNP–GE) nanocomposites has been developed, in which …

Silver nanowire exposure results in internalization and toxicity to Daphnia magna

LD Scanlan, RB Reed, AV Loguinov, P Antczak… - Acs Nano, 2013 - ACS Publications
Nanowires (NWs), high-aspect-ratio nanomaterials, are increasingly used in technological
materials and consumer products and may have toxicological characteristics distinct from …

Enhancement of the antibacterial efficiency of silver nanoparticles against gram‐positive and gram‐negative bacteria using blue laser light

A Al-Sharqi, K Apun, M Vincent… - International Journal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Silver nanoparticles (Ag‐NPs) possess excellent antibacterial properties and are considered
to be an alternative material for treating antibiotic‐resistant bacteria. The present study was …

Differential dissolution and toxicity of surface functionalized silver nanoparticles in small-scale microcosms: Impacts of community complexity

F Wu, BJ Harper, SL Harper - Environmental Science: Nano, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Surface functionalization can minimize nanoparticle agglomeration and expand their
applications; however, these modifications can also alter particle stability, dissolution …

Novel core–shell (TiO 2@ Silica) nanoparticles for scattering medium in a random laser: higher efficiency, lower laser threshold and lower photodegradation

E Jimenez-Villar, V Mestre, PC de Oliveira, GF de Sá - Nanoscale, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
There has been growing interest in scattering media in recent years, due to their potential
applications as solar collectors, photocatalyzers, random lasers and other novel optical …

Emulsion-based synthesis of porous silica

H Gustafsson, K Holmberg - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
We review the use of various types of emulsions as media for synthesis of porous silica
particles. The use of high internal phase emulsions, ie emulsions with a high ratio of …

Thin films of Ag–Au nanoparticles dispersed in TiO2: influence of composition and microstructure on the LSPR and SERS responses

J Borges, CG Ferreira, JPC Fernandes… - Journal of Physics D …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Thin films containing monometallic (Ag, Au) and bimetallic (Ag–Au) noble nanoparticles
were dispersed in TiO 2, using reactive magnetron sputtering and post-deposition thermal …