The antimicrobial activity of nanoparticles: Present situation and prospects for the future

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2017, Pages 1227-1249

  Wang, Linlin ^a   Hu, Chen ^b   Shao, Longquan ^b  

^a HAINAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antimicrobial resistance; Nanoparticles; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DENTAL MATERIAL; DISSOLVED METAL ION; DRUG CARRIER; FUCOIDIN; GENTAMICIN; LIPOSOMAL NANOPARTICLE; METAL ION; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; SOLID LIPID NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ACCURACY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DOPING MODIFICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; MATERIAL COATING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METABOLIC GENE; METAL ION RELEASE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NANOFABRICATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NON OXIDATIVE MECHANISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; ZETA POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 85013194914     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S121956     Document Type: Review

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