Gold nanoparticles are a kind of nanomaterials that have received great interest in field of
biomedicine due to their electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical and optical properties …

Microbial colonization on material surfaces is ubiquitous. Biofilms derived from surface‐
colonized microbes pose serious problems to the society from both an economical …

Plastic particles impact the propagation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in
environmental media, and their perturbation on the horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of ARGs …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are considered to be a type of emerging contaminant;
their interaction with biochar (BC) could affect their dissemination and fate in the …

Antibiotic resistance has become an emerging global health concern in recent years.
Particularly, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are frequently detected in high abundance …

One fourth of the global mortalities is still caused by microbial infections largely due to the
development of resistance against conventional antibiotics among pathogens, the …

Functionalization of nanomaterials can enhance and modulate their properties and
behaviour, enabling characteristics suitable for medical applications. Magnetite (Fe3O4) …

Globally increasing wildfires and widespread applications of biochar have led to a growing
amount of black carbon (BC) entering terrestrial ecosystems. The significance of BC in …

Metal nanoparticles (NPs) are frequently encountered in daily life, and concerns have been
raised about their toxicity and safety. Among which, they naturally accumulate in the liver …

Minerals and microorganisms are integral parts of natural environments, and they inevitably
interact. Antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) significantly threaten modern healthcare …