Gold nanoparticles: Various methods of synthesis and antibacterial applications

Frontiers in Bioscience - Landmark

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1320-1344

  Shah, Monic ^a   Badwaik, Vivek ^a   Kherde, Yogesh ^a   Waghwani, Hitesh Kumar ^a   Modi, Tulsi ^a   Aguilar, Zoraida P ^c   Rodgers, Hannah ^a   Hamilton, William ^a   Marutharaj, Tamilselvi ^a   Webb, Cathleen ^a   Lawrenz, Matthew B ^b   Dakshinamurthy, Rajalingam ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Burley Concepts   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antibiotic gold nanoparticle; Antibiotic resistance; Biosynthesis; Chemical reduction methods; Gold nanoparticles; Green synthesis; Nanotechnology; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 84904554305     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/4284     Document Type: Article

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