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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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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Bark Extract of Terminalia arjuna and their Application as Next Generation Antibacterial Agents

TL;DR: The antibacterial activity of synthesized silver nanoparticles suggests that the synthesized nanoparticles can be used to treat bacterial infections of the skin.
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Immunohistochemical and morphological characteristics of tissues response to polylactic acid membranes with silver nanoparticles.

TL;DR: Colloid silver solution can be used as a source of nanoparticles for anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory biodegradable membranes’ coating and inflammation markers in experimental group were significantly lower than in control group.
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Application of silver-based biocides in face masks intended for general use requires regulatory control

TL;DR: In this article , the authors optimized methodologies to characterize silver-based biocides directly in the face masks, by measuring their total silver content using ICP-MS and ICP OES based methods.
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An overview of antimicrobial nanoparticles for food preservation

TL;DR: Nanotechnology opens up new possibilities for food innovation at an incredible rate, yet new technology needs evaluations of both potential negative impacts and numerous good effects as discussed by the authors , which is why it is important to evaluate the potential negative impact and potential good effects.
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A reaction mechanism for plasma electrolysis of AgNO3 forming silver nanoclusters and nanoparticles

TL;DR: In this paper , results from a computational investigation are discussed of a plasma-driven solution electrolysis (PDSE) process in which a radiofrequency APPJ sustained in helium impinges on a silver nitrate solution, resulting in growth of silver nanoparticles.
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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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What is the Antimicrobial mechanism of action of silver nanoparticles?

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