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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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Delayed application of silver nanoparticles reveals the role of early inflammation in burn wound healing.
TL;DR: It was showed that some degree of early inflammation was beneficial, but prolonged inflammation was detrimental for burn wound healing, and the molecular mechanisms underlying the pro-healing effects of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were revealed.
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Preparation of organic-inorganic chitosan@silver/sepiolite composites with high synergistic antibacterial activity and stability.
TL;DR: The cytotoxicity of CTs@Ag/Sep was further evaluated with A549 cells, and the results indicated that it exhibited low cytot toxicity to eukaryotic cells.
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Plasma activation toward multi-stimuli responsive cotton fabric via in situ development of polyaniline derivatives and silver nanoparticles
TL;DR: In this article, a conductive natural high-performance fabric was prepared by plasma assisted coating of cotton fabrics with different conductive polymers in presence or absence of silver nanoparticles.
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Long-lasting bactericidal activity through selective physical puncture and controlled ions release of polydopamine and silver nanoparticles–loaded TiO 2 nanorods in vitro and in vivo
Ming Guan,Ming Guan,Yangmengfan Chen,Yong Wei,Hao Song,Chenghao Gao,Hao Cheng,Yong Li,Kaifu Huo,Jijiang Fu,Wei Xiong +10 more
TL;DR: A new surface coating of Ag-TiO2@PDA NRDs achieved a long-lasting bactericidal ability and anti-biofilm activity with satisfied biocompatibility and may be promising for clinical applications to reduce the occurrence of infection in the implant surgeries.
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Recent Advances and Mechanistic Insights into Antibacterial Activity, Antibiofilm Activity, and Cytotoxicity of Silver Nanoparticles.
TL;DR: This review discusses various AgNPs-based approaches to eradicate bacterial infections and provides comprehensive mechanistic insights and recent advances in antibacterial activity, antibiofilm activity, and cytotoxicity (both in vitro and in vivo) of AgN Ps.
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The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles
Jose Ruben Morones,Jose Luis Elechiguerra,A. Camacho,Katherine B. Holt,Juan B. Kouri,Jose Tapia Ramirez,Miguel Jose Yacaman +6 more
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
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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