Multifunctional photoactive hydrogels for wound healing acceleration

A Maleki, J He, S Bochani, V Nosrati, MA Shahbazi… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Light is an attractive tool that has a profound impact on modern medicine. Particularly, light-
based photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) show great application …

Silver nanoparticles and silver ions as potential antibacterial agents

A Hamad, KS Khashan, A Hadi - Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic …, 2020 - Springer
Bacteria and superbugs have become more resistant to several antibiotics. Continuous and
overuse of such antibiotics led to outbreaks of superbugs in both hospitals and communities …

Self-promoted electroactive biomimetic mineralized scaffolds for bacteria-infected bone regeneration

Z Li, D He, B Guo, Z Wang, H Yu, Y Wang, S **… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Infected bone defects are a major challenge in orthopedic treatment. Native bone tissue
possesses an endogenous electroactive interface that induces stem cell differentiation and …

Polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan hydrogels with enhanced antioxidant and antibacterial properties induced by lignin nanoparticles

W Yang, E Fortunati, F Bertoglio, JS Owczarek… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan (PVA/Ch) hydrogels containing 1 and 3 wt% of lignin
nanoparticles (LNPs) were prepared through a freezing-thaw procedure. Results from …

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 …

Bioinspired anchoring AgNPs onto micro-nanoporous TiO2 orthopedic coatings: Trap-killing of bacteria, surface-regulated osteoblast functions and host responses

Z Jia, P **u, M Li, X Xu, Y Shi, Y Cheng, S Wei… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
The therapeutic applications of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against biomedical device-
associated infections (BAI), by local delivery, are encountered with risks of detachment …

Nanomaterials: the new antimicrobial magic bullet

J Ndayishimiye, T Kumeria, A Popat… - ACS Infectious …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bacterial infections are a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, despite
decades of use of numerous existing antibiotics and constant efforts by researchers to …

Novel advancements in the sustainable green synthesis approach of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for antibacterial therapeutic applications

K Vadakkan, NP Rumjit, AK Ngangbam… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have captivated researcher's attention in recent years due to
their diverse antibacterial traits and natural characteristics. A highly promising approach for …

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 …

Nanoparticles vs. biofilms: a battle against another paradigm of antibiotic resistance

S Qayyum, AU Khan - MedChemComm, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Microbes form surface-adherent community structures called biofilms and these biofilms play
a critical role in infection. Biofilms impart antibiotic resistance and sometimes become …