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Silver nanoparticles: A new view on mechanistic aspects on antimicrobial activity
Nelson Durán,Marcela Durán,Marcelo Bispo de Jesus,Amedea B. Seabra,Wagner José Fávaro,Gerson Nakazato +5 more
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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.About:
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.read more
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Assessment of Silver Levels in a Closed-Incision Negative Pressure Therapy Dressing: In Vitro and In Vivo Study.
Prathamesh M. Kharkar,Sandra N. Osborne,Scout L. Stern,Aaron Pleitner,K. Mark Wiencek,Kristine Kieswetter +5 more
TL;DR: The results indicate the concentration of silver in the ROCF-ciNPT dressings has been adequate to reduce bioburden within the skin interface layer, while severely limiting the amount of silver leaching out.
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Biofilm Inhibitory Activity of Actinomycete-Synthesized AgNPs with Low Cytotoxic Effect: Experimental and In Silico Study
Sabah A. AboElmaaty,Ali A. Shati,Mohammad Y. Alfaifi,Serag Eldin I. Elbehairi,Norhan S. Sheraba,Mervat G. Hassan,Mona Shaban E.M. Badawy,A. A. El Ghareeb,Ahmed A. Hamed,Ebtsam Gabr +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the antibiofilm potential of green-synthesized silver nanoparticles, mediated by a new Streptomyces strain, was investigated by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-Vis spectroscopy.
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Preparation of silver nanoparticle functionalized aramid fiber by employing dopamine and silane coupling agent modification
TL;DR: In this article , the surface morphology and chemical composition of poly-p-phenylene terephthamide (PPTA) fibers were characterized using various techniques including scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Xray diffraction (XRD).
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Trianthema portulacastrum leaf extract mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and elucidation of their larvicidal and antibacterial activities
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors evaluated the larvicidal and antibacterial capabilities of silver nanoparticles generated utilizing the aqueous leaf extract of Trianthema portulacastrum (TP-AgNPs).
Stem Bark-Mediated Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Pyrus pashia: Characterization, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Properties
Lekhanath Khanal,Purna Prasad Dhakal,Mani Ram Kandel,Debendra Acharya,Ek Raj Baral,Kisan Chhetri,Surya Kant Kalauni +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the stem barks of the Pyrus pashia medicinal plant were used for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with an average size of 23.92 ± 7.04 nm.
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The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles
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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
Ivan Sondi,Branka Salopek-Sondi +1 more
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
Jun Sung Kim,Eunye Kuk,Kyeong Nam Yu,Jong-Ho Kim,Sungjin Park,Hu Jang Lee,So Hyun Kim,Young Kyung Park,Yong Ho Park,Cheol Yong Hwang,Yong-Kwon Kim,Yoon-Sik Lee,Dae Hong Jeong,Myung-Haing Cho +13 more
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