Metal nanoparticles: understanding the mechanisms behind antibacterial activity

YN Slavin, J Asnis, UO Hńfeli, H Bach - Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2017 - Springer
As the field of nanomedicine emerges, there is a lag in research surrounding the topic of
nanoparticle (NP) toxicity, particularly concerned with mechanisms of action. The continuous …

Review on the improvement of the photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of ZnO

K Qi, B Cheng, J Yu, W Ho - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic degradation is an effective method to alleviate environmental pollution
caused by organic pollutants. In this work, research progress on the application of …

Antibacterial properties of nanoparticles

MJ Hajipour, KM Fromm, AA Ashkarran… - Trends in …, 2012 - cell.com
Antibacterial agents are very important in the textile industry, water disinfection, medicine,
and food packaging. Organic compounds used for disinfection have some disadvantages …

Metal-based nanoparticles: Antibacterial mechanisms and biomedical application

D Franco, G Calabrese, SPP Guglielmino, S Conoci - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growing increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria has led to the search for new
antibacterial agents capable of overcoming the resistance problem. In recent years …

Metal oxide nanoparticles as biomedical materials

MP Nikolova, MS Chavali - Biomimetics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The development of new nanomaterials with high biomedical performance and low toxicity is
essential to obtain more efficient therapy and precise diagnostic tools and devices. Recently …

Size-dependent bacterial growth inhibition and mechanism of antibacterial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles

KR Raghupathi, RT Koodali, AC Manna - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
The antibacterial properties of zinc oxide nanoparticles were investigated using both Gram-
positive and Gram-negative microorganisms. These studies demonstrate that ZnO …

Cerium oxide nanoparticles: properties, biosynthesis and biomedical application

KRB Singh, V Nayak, T Sarkar, RP Singh - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanotechnology is the branch of science which deals with particles ranging between 1–100
nm. These particles are called nanoparticles, and they exhibit unique electronic, optical …

Nanomaterials in the environment: behavior, fate, bioavailability, and effects

SJ Klaine, PJJ Alvarez, GE Batley… - Environmental …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The recent advances in nanotechnology and the corresponding increase in the use of
nanomaterials in products in every sector of society have resulted in uncertainties regarding …

Mechanism of photogenerated reactive oxygen species and correlation with the antibacterial properties of engineered metal-oxide nanoparticles

Y Li, W Zhang, J Niu, Y Chen - ACS nano, 2012 - ACS Publications
Oxidative stress induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS) is one of the most important
antibacterial mechanisms of engineered nanoparticles (NPs). To elucidate the ROS …

Towards a definition of inorganic nanoparticles from an environmental, health and safety perspective

M Auffan, J Rose, JY Bottero, GV Lowry… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
The regulation of engineered nanoparticles requires a widely agreed definition of such
particles. Nanoparticles are routinely defined as particles with sizes between about 1 and …