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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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Studies of the antimicrobial ability and silver ions migration from silver nitrate-incorporated electrospun nylon nanofibers

TL;DR: In this article, the 2-5-nm AgNPs, which were face-centered cubic crystal with (111) plane-type structures contributing to antimicrobial ability, were uniformly distributed on the nanofibers.
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Composite Membrane Dressings System with Metallic Nanoparticles as an Antibacterial Factor in Wound Healing

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors present the subjectively selected nanomaterials used in wound dressings, including the metallic nanoparticles (NPs), and refer to the aspects of their application as antimicrobial factors.
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Green synthesis of chitosan-stabilized silver-colloidal nanoparticles immobilized on white-silica-gel beads and the antibacterial activities in a simulated-air-filter

TL;DR: In this paper, the green synthesis and immobilization of colloidal silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on a solid compatible support was explored and its antibacterial properties on reusable air filters were also discussed.
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Synergistic Therapies as a Promising Option for the Treatment of Antibiotic-Resistant Helicobacter pylori.

TL;DR: The aim of the current review is to present scientific reports showing newly discovered or repurposed compounds with an ability to enhance the antimicrobial activity of classically used antibiotics against H. pylori.
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Amino acid-mediated loading of Ag NPs and tannic acid onto cotton fabrics: Increased antibacterial activity and decreased cytotoxicity

TL;DR: In this paper , L-cysteine (Cys) is firstly bonded to the surface of cotton non-woven (CO) fabric as esterification, and then Ag+ and tannic acid (TA) are adsorbed onto the modified fabric via complexation and hydrogen bond interaction.
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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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