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Synthesis and characterization of ciprofloxacin loaded silver nanoparticles and investigation of their antibacterial effect

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Ciprofloxacin (CIP) antibiotic was loaded on silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), which were prepared by three different methods to enhance their antibacterial activity against Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) as mentioned in this paper.
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This article is published in Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences.The article was published on 2020-04-10 and is currently open access. It has received 30 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Silver nanoparticle & Antibacterial activity.

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A novel mesoporous Hydroxyapatite@Montmorillonite hybrid composite for high-performance removal of emerging Ciprofloxacin antibiotic from water: Integrated experimental and Monte Carlo computational assessment

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported the effective removal of Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) antibiotic from aqueous solutions using a novel Hydroxyapatite@Montmorillonite (HAP@Mt) hybrid composite, which was synthesized via a facile co-precipitation route.
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Ciprofloxacin-Loaded Silver Nanoparticles as Potent Nano-Antibiotics against Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria

TL;DR: The new nanocomposite, AgNPs-PEG-CIP, showed the highest antibacterial, antibiofilm, and antioxidant activity against the pathogenic bacteria tested, compared to CIP alone.
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Metal nanoparticles assisted revival of Streptomycin against MDRS Staphylococcus aureus

TL;DR: S. aureus, which was resistant to streptomycin becomes highly susceptible to the same antibiotic when combined with nanoparticles, opening up windows to mitigate the current crisis due to antibiotic resistance to combat antimicrobial infections efficiently.
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The role of nanomaterials and antibiotics in microbial resistance and environmental impact: an overview

TL;DR: To avoid another antibiotic resistance crisis, further investigation and clinical introduction caution is needed to determine the effects of synthesis and applications on combinatory treatments.
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Bioengineered and biocompatible silver nanoparticles from Thalictrum foliolosum DC and their biomedical applications

TL;DR: In this article , bioengineered and bio-compatible silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were obtained from Thalictrum foliolosum leaf extract which served as a capping and reducing agent.
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Methods for in vitro evaluating antimicrobial activity: A review

TL;DR: An exhaustive list of in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods and detailed information on their advantages and limitations are reported.
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Completely "green" synthesis and stabilization of metal nanoparticles.

TL;DR: In the present Communication, a completely "green" synthetic method for producing silver nanoparticles is introduced, by gentle heating of an aqueous starch solution containing silver nitrate and glucose, which produces relatively monodisperse, starchedsilver nanoparticles.
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Silver nanoparticles: partial oxidation and antibacterial activities.

TL;DR: The results show that the antibacterial activities of silver nanoparticles are dependent on chemisorbed Ag+, which is readily formed owing to extreme sensitivity to oxygen.
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Metal nanoparticles: understanding the mechanisms behind antibacterial activity.

TL;DR: Proposed mechanisms of antibacterial action of different metal NPs include the production of reactive oxygen species, cation release, biomolecule damages, ATP depletion, and membrane interaction.
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