A review of the antibacterial effects of silver nanomaterials and potential implications for human health and the environment

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1531-1551

  Marambio Jones, Catalina ^a   Hoek, Eric M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antimicrobial; EHS; Nanoparticle; Nanotechnology; Nanotoxicology; Safety; Silver

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL; ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTS; ANTIMICROBIAL STUDY; AQUATIC MEDIA; BACTERIA CELL; BACTERIOCIDAL ACTIVITY; CAPPING AGENT; CELL CULTURE MEDIA; DNA REPLICATIONS; EHS; ENERGIZATION; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; HUMAN HEALTH; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; METAL OXIDE COMPOSITE; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOMATERIAL; NANOTOXICOLOGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULES; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCES; RE-PRECIPITATION; SILVER IONS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SILVER SALTS; SOLUTION PH;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; DENDRIMERS; DISSOLUTION; IONIC STRENGTH; METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MICROORGANISMS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SALTS; SILVER OXIDES;

SILVER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DENDRIMER; METAL OXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; PHOSPHATE; POLYMER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; ZEOLITE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EUKARYOTIC CELL; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; REVIEW;

EID: 77955090966     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-9900-y     Document Type: Review

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