Race for applicable antimicrobial dental implant surfaces to fight biofilm-related disease: advancing in laboratorial studies vs stagnation in clinical application

ED De Avila, BE Nagay, MMA Pereira… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Across years, potential strategies to fight peri-implantitis have been notoriously explored
through the antimicrobial coating implant surfaces capable of interfering with the bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular map** of antifungal mechanisms accessing biomaterials and new agents to target oral candidiasis

V Anuța, MT Talianu, CE Dinu-Pîrvu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oral candidiasis has a high rate of development, especially in immunocompromised
patients. Immunosuppressive and cytotoxic therapies in hospitalized HIV and cancer …

Insights into shape-based silver nanoparticles: A weapon to cope with pathogenic attacks

VC Karade, RB Patil, SB Parit, JH Kim… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) can be used to treat many clinical challenges due to their
resourceful medicinal properties present in them. Moreover, AgNPs exhibits unique …

Enhancing PBAT nanocomposite films: The impact of AgVO3 nanorods on mechanical, hydrophobicity, and antibacterial properties

R Venkatesan, K Alagumalai, M Jebapriya… - Polymer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Poly (butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate)(PBAT) is popular because of its low cost,
biodegradability, good processing properties, flexibility, and mechanical features. In this …

Surface-dependent photocatalytic and biological activities of Ag2CrO4: integration of experiment and simulation

M Assis, CC de Foggi, V Teodoro, JPC da Costa… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we present a joint experimental and theoretical study towards unveiling the
photocatalytic (photodegradation of Rhodamine B), the antifungal (towards Candida …

[HTML][HTML] Bactericidal activity of Ag4V2O7/β-AgVO3 heterostructures against antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

M Assis, JS da Silva, MO Gonçalves… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although Ag-based materials are efficient against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, their high
toxicity to living organisms represents a major challenge for obtaining useful products. In this …

Antifungal Activity and Biocompatibility of α-AgVO3, α-Ag2WO4, and β-Ag2MoO4 Using a Three-Dimensional Coculture Model of the Oral Mucosa

BNAS Pimentel, FH Marin-Dett, M Assis… - … in bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fungal infections have become a major concern in the medical community, especially those
caused by Candida spp. Within this species, Candida albicans stands out for being an …

Synthesis and photocatalysis of novel Z-scheme CeO2/Ag-AgVO3 heterojunction nanofibers and their efficient antibacterial properties

Q Wang, X Zhou, S Ji, S Li, J Gu, L Shen, P Liu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Z-scheme heterojunction nanofibers are an efficient photocatalyst in water pollution control
due to their strong photoredox properties and high separation efficiency. In this study, a …

Biocompatibility and inflammatory response of silver tungstate, silver molybdate, and silver vanadate microcrystals

BNAS Pimentel, SR De Annunzio, M Assis… - … in bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Silver tungstate (α-Ag2WO4), silver molybdate (β-Ag2MoO4), and silver vanadate (α-
AgVO3) microcrystals have shown interesting antimicrobial properties. However, their …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing the photocatalytic and fungicide activities of Ag3PO4 microcrystals under visible-light irradiation

LP Oliveira, CC de Foggi, BNA da Silva Pimentel… - Ceramics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study reports for the first time the performance of silver phosphate (Ag 3 PO 4)
microcrystals as photocatalyst (degradation of Rodamine B-RhB) and antifungal agent …