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Silver nanoparticles: A new view on mechanistic aspects on antimicrobial activity

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This overview incorporates a retrospective of previous reviews published from 2007 to 2013 and recent original contributions on the progress of research on antimicrobial mechanisms to summarize the current knowledge in the field of antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles.
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This article is published in Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine.The article was published on 2016-04-01. It has received 1055 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Silver nanoparticle.

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Emerging nanobiotechnology in agriculture for the management of pesticide residues.

TL;DR: A review that explores both existing and emerging techniques for management of pesticide residues and environmental risks, which can offer a sustainable solution to revitalize the tarnished water/soil resources.
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Biomolecules incorporated metallic nanoparticles synthesis and their biomedical applications

TL;DR: Using biomolecules is become one of the most emerging and exciting research in synthesis of CM NPs, especially in medicine as molecular imaging, drug delivery, theranostic and antimicrobial agents.
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The Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) to Three Freshwater Invertebrates With Different Life Strategies: Hydra vulgaris, Daphnia carinata, and Paratya australiensis

TL;DR: It is recommended that a multispecies approach is used in predictive risk assessment of NPs and to ensure protection of native species from possible toxic effects from NPs released into aquatic systems.
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Contemporary antibiofouling modifications of reverse osmosis desalination membrane: A review

TL;DR: A comprehensive review on the contemporary strategies that are focused on RO membrane design and modification to address the biofouling issues is provided in this paper, where the strategies for the development of anti-biofou-ling RO membrane in terms of material characteristics and selections as well as the techniques established to render anti-biobio-ouling properties are extensively discussed.
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Biosynthesis of inorganic nanomaterials using microbial cells and bacteriophages

TL;DR: The engineering of microorganisms to rationally prepare nanomaterials for diverse applications and a step-by-step flow chart is presented to aid the design and biosynthesis of inorganic NMs employing microbial cells.
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The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles

TL;DR: The results indicate that the bactericidal properties of the nanoparticles are size dependent, since the only nanoparticles that present a direct interaction with the bacteria preferentially have a diameter of approximately 1-10 nm.
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Silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial agent: a case study on E. coli as a model for Gram-negative bacteria

TL;DR: These nontoxic nanomaterials, which can be prepared in a simple and cost-effective manner, may be suitable for the formulation of new types of bactericidal materials.
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Antimicrobial effects of silver nanoparticles

TL;DR: The results suggest that Ag nanoparticles can be used as effective growth inhibitors in various microorganisms, making them applicable to diverse medical devices and antimicrobial control systems.
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Antiseptics and Disinfectants: Activity, Action, and Resistance

TL;DR: Known mechanisms of microbial resistance (both intrinsic and acquired) to biocides are reviewed, with emphasis on the clinical implications of these reports.
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Does the antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles depend on the shape of the nanoparticle? A study of the Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli.

TL;DR: This is the first comparative study on the bactericidal properties of silver nanoparticles of different shapes, and the results demonstrate thatsilver nanoparticles undergo a shape-dependent interaction with the gram-negative organism E. coli.
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