Toxicological aspects, safety assessment, and green toxicology of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)—critical review: state of the art

M Noga, J Milan, A Frydrych, K Jurowski - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, research on silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has attracted considerable interest
among scientists because of, among other things, their alternative application to well-known …

Recent Developments in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Treatment: A Review

P Nandhini, P Kumar, S Mickymaray, AS Alothaim… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a Gram-positive bacterium that may cause life-
threatening diseases and some minor infections in living organisms. However, it shows …

Synergistic effects between metal nanoparticles and commercial antimicrobial agents: A review

AI Ribeiro, AM Dias, A Zille - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has expanded into a broad range of clinical applications. In particular,
metal nanoparticles (MNPs) display unique antimicrobial properties, a fundamental function …

Synthesis of silver nanoparticles mediated by fungi: a review

M Guilger-Casagrande, R Lima - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The use of fungi as reducing and stabilizing agents in the biogenic synthesis of silver
nanoparticles is attractive due to the production of large quantities of proteins, high yields …

Nanoparticles in the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms

NY Lee, WC Ko, PR Hsueh - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology using nanoscale materials is increasingly being utilized for clinical
applications, especially as a new paradigm for infectious diseases. Infections caused by …

The demand for new antibiotics: antimicrobial peptides, nanoparticles, and combinatorial therapies as future strategies in antibacterial agent design

A León-Buitimea, CR Garza-Cárdenas… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The inappropriate use of antibiotics and an inadequate control of infections have led to the
emergence of resistant strains which represent a major threat to public health and the global …

Nanomaterials for alternative antibacterial therapy

HA Hemeg - International journal of nanomedicine, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Despite an array of cogent antibiotics, bacterial infections, notably those produced by
nosocomial pathogens, still remain a leading factor of morbidity and mortality around the …

A review on green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their applications

M Rafique, I Sadaf, MS Rafique… - … cells, nanomedicine, and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Development of reliable and eco-accommodating methods for the synthesis of
nanoparticles is a vital step in the field of nanotechnology. Silver nanoparticles are important …

Silver nanoparticles as potential antibacterial agents

G Franci, A Falanga, S Galdiero, L Palomba, M Rai… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Multi-drug resistance is a growing problem in the treatment of infectious diseases and the
widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics has produced antibiotic resistance for many …

Potential influences of exogenous pollutants occurred in waste activated sludge on anaerobic digestion: A review

J Luo, Q Zhang, J Zhao, Y Wu, L Wu, H Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion is a promising approach for waste activated sludge (WAS) disposal.
However, a wide range of exogenous pollutants (eg heavy metals, nanoparticles) exists in …