Metals to combat antimicrobial resistance

A Frei, AD Verderosa, AG Elliott, J Zuegg… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Bacteria, similar to most organisms, have a love–hate relationship with metals: a specific
metal may be essential for survival yet toxic in certain forms and concentrations. Metal ions …

Structural parameters of nanoparticles affecting their toxicity for biomedical applications: a review

R Abbasi, G Shineh, M Mobaraki, S Doughty… - Journal of Nanoparticle …, 2023 - Springer
Rapidly growing interest in using nanoparticles (NPs) for biomedical applications has
increased concerns about their safety and toxicity. In comparison with bulk materials, NPs …

Highly stable, antiviral, antibacterial cotton textiles via molecular engineering

J Qian, Q Dong, K Chun, D Zhu, X Zhang, Y Mao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cotton textiles are ubiquitous in daily life and are also one of the primary mediums for
transmitting viruses and bacteria. Conventional approaches to fabricating antiviral and …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial metals and alloys for potential biomedical implants

E Zhang, X Zhao, J Hu, R Wang, S Fu, G Qin - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Metals and alloys, including stainless steel, titanium and its alloys, cobalt alloys, and other
metals and alloys have been widely used clinically as implant materials, but implant-related …

Solar-driven methanogenesis with ultrahigh selectivity by turning down H2 production at biotic-abiotic interface

J Ye, C Wang, C Gao, T Fu, C Yang, G Ren… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Integration of methanogens with semiconductors is an effective approach to sustainable
solar-driven methanogenesis. However, the H2 production rate by semiconductors largely …

Current status of plant metabolite-based fabrication of copper/copper oxide nanoparticles and their applications: a review

KS Siddiqi, A Husen - Biomaterials Research, 2020 - spj.science.org
Since green mode of nanoparticles (NPs) synthesis is simple, advantageous and
environment friendly relative to chemical and physical procedures, various plant species …

Toward nanotechnology-enabled approaches against the COVID-19 pandemic

C Weiss, M Carriere, L Fusco, I Capua… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The COVID-19 outbreak has fueled a global demand for effective diagnosis and treatment
as well as mitigation of the spread of infection, all through large-scale approaches such as …

Review of antimicrobial nanocoatings in medicine and dentistry: mechanisms of action, biocompatibility performance, safety, and benefits compared to antibiotics

J Butler, RD Handy, M Upton, A Besinis - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review discusses topics relevant to the development of antimicrobial nanocoatings and
nanoscale surface modifications for medical and dental applications. Nanomaterials have …

Bone tissue engineering scaffolds: function of multi‐material hierarchically structured scaffolds

TM Koushik, CM Miller… - Advanced healthcare …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bone tissue engineering (BTE) is a topic of interest for the last decade, and advances in
materials, processing techniques, and the understanding of bone healing pathways have …

Antibacterial and antiviral functional materials: chemistry and biological activity toward tackling COVID-19-like pandemics

B Balasubramaniam, Prateek, S Ranjan… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …