Review on recent progress in magnetic nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and diverse applications

A Ali, T Shah, R Ullah, P Zhou, M Guo, M Ovais… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Diverse applications of nanoparticles (NPs) have revolutionized various sectors in society. In
the recent decade, particularly magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have gained enormous …

Biofilms: Formation, drug resistance and alternatives to conventional approaches

R Mirghani, T Saba, H Khaliq, J Mitchell… - AIMS …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Biofilms are aggregates of bacteria, in most cases, which are resistant usually to broad-
spectrum antibiotics in their typical concentrations or even in higher doses. A trend of …

Three faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity

A Penesyan, IT Paulsen, S Kjelleberg… - npj Biofilms and …, 2021 - nature.com
Biofilms are organised heterogeneous assemblages of microbial cells that are encased
within a self-produced matrix. Current estimates suggest that up to 80% of bacterial and …

Engineered living hydrogels

X Liu, ME Inda, Y Lai, TK Lu, X Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Living biological systems, ranging from single cells to whole organisms, can sense, process
information, and actuate in response to changing environmental conditions. Inspired by …

Thermo-adaptive interfacial solar evaporation enhanced by dynamic water gating

Y Wang, W Zhao, Y Lee, Y Li, Z Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Solar-driven evaporation offers a sustainable solution for water purification, but efficiency
losses due to heat dissipation and fouling limit its scalability. Herein, we present a bilayer …

The antimicrobial activity of nanoparticles: present situation and prospects for the future

L Wang, C Hu, L Shao - International journal of nanomedicine, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly used to target bacteria as an alternative to antibiotics.
Nanotechnology may be particularly advantageous in treating bacterial infections. Examples …

Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life

HC Flemming, J Wingender, U Szewzyk… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Bacterial biofilms are formed by communities that are embedded in a self-produced matrix of
extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Importantly, bacteria in biofilms exhibit a set …

Recent advances in nanotechnology for eradicating bacterial biofilm

C Sahli, SE Moya, JS Lomas, C Gravier-Pelletier… - …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Microorganisms grouped together into spatially-organized communities called biofilms, are
the cause of dramatic chronic infections in plants, animals and humans. In this review, the …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrodynamics and surface properties influence biofilm proliferation

M Krsmanovic, D Biswas, H Ali, A Kumar… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A biofilm is an interface-associated colloidal dispersion of bacterial cells and excreted
polymers in which microorganisms find protection from their environment. Successful …

Ion channels enable electrical communication in bacterial communities

A Prindle, J Liu, M Asally, S Ly, J Garcia-Ojalvo… - nature, 2015 - nature.com
The study of bacterial ion channels has provided fundamental insights into the structural
basis of neuronal signalling; however, the native role of ion channels in bacteria has …