Bacterial anti-microbial peptides and nano-sized drug delivery systems: The state of the art toward improved bacteriocins

A Radaic, MB de Jesus, YL Kapila - Journal of Controlled Release, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMP) are molecules consisting of 12–100 amino acids synthesized
by certain microbes and released extracellularly to inhibit the growth of other microbes …

The biocorona: a challenge for the biomedical application of nanoparticles

J Shannahan - Nanotechnology reviews, 2017‏ - degruyter.com
Formation of the biocorona on the surface of nanoparticles is a significant obstacle for the
development of safe and effective nanotechnologies, especially for nanoparticles with …

All that is silver is not toxic: silver ion and particle kinetics reveals the role of silver ion aging and dosimetry on the toxicity of silver nanoparticles

JN Smith, DG Thomas, H Jolley, VK Kodali… - Particle and Fibre …, 2018‏ - Springer
Background When suspended in cell culture medium, nano-objects composed of soluble
metals such as silver can dissolve resulting in ion formation, altered particle properties (eg …

ISD3: a particokinetic model for predicting the combined effects of particle sedimentation, diffusion and dissolution on cellular dosimetry for in vitro systems

DG Thomas, JN Smith, BD Thrall, DR Baer… - Particle and fibre …, 2018‏ - Springer
Background The development of particokinetic models describing the delivery of insoluble
or poorly soluble nanoparticles to cells in liquid cell culture systems has improved the basis …

The chameleon effect: characterization challenges due to the variability of nanoparticles and their surfaces

DR Baer - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Nanoparticles in a variety of forms are increasing important in fundamental research,
technological and medical applications, and environmental or toxicology studies. Physical …

Quantifying the impact of nanoparticle coatings and nonuniformities on XPS analysis: gold/silver core–shell nanoparticles

YC Wang, MH Engelhard, DR Baer… - Analytical …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Spectral modeling of photoelectrons can serve as a valuable tool when combined with X-ray
photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. Herein, a new version of the NIST Simulation of …

Adaption/resistance to antimicrobial nanoparticles: Will it be a problem?

C Zhang, R Sun, T **a - Nano Today, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The widespread application of nanomaterials in various fields will lead to their potential
deposition in the natural environment, thus facilitating prolonged microbial exposure. In …

Differential effects of silver nanoparticles on DNA damage and DNA repair gene expression in Ogg1-deficient and wild type mice

S Nallanthighal, C Chan, TM Murray, AP Mosier… - …, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Due to extensive use in consumer goods, it is important to understand the genotoxicity of
silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and identify susceptible populations. 8-Oxoguanine DNA …

Modulation of Human Macrophage Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Silver Nanoparticles of Different Size and Surface Modification

S Sarkar, BF Leo, C Carranza, S Chen… - PloS one, 2015‏ - journals.plos.org
Exposure to silver nanoparticles (AgNP) used in consumer products carries potential health
risks including increased susceptibility to infectious pathogens. Systematic assessments of …

[HTML][HTML] Provenance information as a tool for addressing engineered nanoparticle reproducibility challenges

DR Baer, P Munusamy, BD Thrall - Biointerphases, 2016‏ - pubs.aip.org
Nanoparticles of various types are of increasing research and technological importance in
biological and other applications. Difficulties in the production and delivery of nanoparticles …