Recent Advances in the Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials for Antimicrobial Applications

Innovations in nanotechnology have had an immense impact on medicine, such as in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and medical devices that combat different pathogens. The pathogens that may cause biofilm-associated nosocomial diseases are multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, such as <i>Escher...

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Autores principales: Shahin Shah Khan, Irfan Ullah, Sadeeq Ullah, Ruipeng An, Haijun Xu, Kaili Nie, Chaoyong Liu, Luo Liu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4c3ba9c79b4d4d68b48010cb16a846692021-11-25T18:14:49ZRecent Advances in the Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials for Antimicrobial Applications10.3390/ma142269321996-1944https://doaj.org/article/4c3ba9c79b4d4d68b48010cb16a846692021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/22/6932https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1944Innovations in nanotechnology have had an immense impact on medicine, such as in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and medical devices that combat different pathogens. The pathogens that may cause biofilm-associated nosocomial diseases are multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, such as <i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>), <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> (<i>P. aeruginosa</i>), <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (<i>S. aureus</i>), including both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species. About 65–80% of infections are caused by biofilm-associated pathogens creating a move in the international community toward developing antimicrobial therapies to eliminate such pathogenic infections. Several nanomaterials (NMs) have been discovered and significantly employed in various antipathogenic therapies. These NMs have unique properties of singlet oxygen production, high absorption of near-infrared irradiation, and reasonable conversion of light to heat. In this review, functionalized NPs that combat different pathogenic infections are introduced. This review highlights NMs that combat infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) and other pathogenic microorganisms. It also highlights the biomedical application of NPs with regard to antipathogenic activities.Shahin Shah KhanIrfan UllahSadeeq UllahRuipeng AnHaijun XuKaili NieChaoyong LiuLuo LiuMDPI AGarticlenanoparticlessurface functionalizationNIRMDRantibacterial activitiesnosocomial diseasesTechnologyTElectrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringTK1-9971Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040MicroscopyQH201-278.5Descriptive and experimental mechanicsQC120-168.85ENMaterials, Vol 14, Iss 6932, p 6932 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic nanoparticles
surface functionalization
NIR
MDR
antibacterial activities
nosocomial diseases
Technology
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Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Microscopy
QH201-278.5
Descriptive and experimental mechanics
QC120-168.85
spellingShingle nanoparticles
surface functionalization
NIR
MDR
antibacterial activities
nosocomial diseases
Technology
T
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Microscopy
QH201-278.5
Descriptive and experimental mechanics
QC120-168.85
Shahin Shah Khan
Irfan Ullah
Sadeeq Ullah
Ruipeng An
Haijun Xu
Kaili Nie
Chaoyong Liu
Luo Liu
Recent Advances in the Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials for Antimicrobial Applications
description Innovations in nanotechnology have had an immense impact on medicine, such as in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and medical devices that combat different pathogens. The pathogens that may cause biofilm-associated nosocomial diseases are multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, such as <i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>), <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> (<i>P. aeruginosa</i>), <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (<i>S. aureus</i>), including both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species. About 65–80% of infections are caused by biofilm-associated pathogens creating a move in the international community toward developing antimicrobial therapies to eliminate such pathogenic infections. Several nanomaterials (NMs) have been discovered and significantly employed in various antipathogenic therapies. These NMs have unique properties of singlet oxygen production, high absorption of near-infrared irradiation, and reasonable conversion of light to heat. In this review, functionalized NPs that combat different pathogenic infections are introduced. This review highlights NMs that combat infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) and other pathogenic microorganisms. It also highlights the biomedical application of NPs with regard to antipathogenic activities.
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author Shahin Shah Khan
Irfan Ullah
Sadeeq Ullah
Ruipeng An
Haijun Xu
Kaili Nie
Chaoyong Liu
Luo Liu
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Haijun Xu
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Chaoyong Liu
Luo Liu
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title Recent Advances in the Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials for Antimicrobial Applications
title_short Recent Advances in the Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials for Antimicrobial Applications
title_full Recent Advances in the Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials for Antimicrobial Applications
title_fullStr Recent Advances in the Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials for Antimicrobial Applications
title_full_unstemmed Recent Advances in the Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials for Antimicrobial Applications
title_sort recent advances in the surface functionalization of nanomaterials for antimicrobial applications
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