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An assessment of the antibacterial activity in larval excretion/secretion of four species of insects recorded in association with corpses, using Lucilia sericata Meigen as the marker species [PDF]

, 2010
The relative antibacterial activities of excretion/secretion (ES) from two carrion-feeding insects, Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy and Dermestes maculatus DeGeer, and a detritivore, Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus, were compared to that of Lucilia ...
D.E. Gennard, Gennard, K.M. Barnes, Mégnin, R.A. Dixon, Reinecke   +5 more
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The Potential of Silver Nanoparticles for Antiviral and Antibacterial Applications: A Mechanism of Action

Nanomaterials, 2020
Rapid development of nanotechnology has been in high demand, especially for silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) since they have been proven to be useful in various fields such as medicine, textiles, and household appliances.
Atiqah Salleh, Ruth Naomi, Nike Dewi Utami, A. Mohammad, E. Mahmoudi, N. Mustafa, M. B. Fauzi   +6 more
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Using honey to heal diabetic foot ulcers [PDF]

, 2008
Diabetic ulcers seem to be arrested in the inflammatory/proliferative stage of the healing process, allowing infection and inflammation to preclude healing.
Aaltonen, LA, Ballereau, S, Barclay, E, Broderick, P, Campbell, H, Carvajal-Carmona, LG, Casey, G, Cazier, JB, Chander, I, Cheadle, JP, Conti, D, Deary, I, Dobbins, SE, Domingo, E, Duggan, DJ, Dunlop, MG, Easton, D, Farrington, SM, Frampton, M, Gallinger, S, Gorman, M, Grimes, G, Henrion, M, Hopper, J, Houlston, RS, Jenkins, MA, Jones, AM, Kerr, DJ, Kirac, I, Kovacević, D, Lindblom, A, Liu, T, Lloyd, A, Lubbe, S, Ma, YP, Martin, L, Matsuda, K, Mecklin, JP, Midgley, R, Nakamura, Y, Newcomb, P, Okada, Y, Olver, B, Ooi, LY, Palles, C, Penegar, S, Pharoah, P, Prendergast, J, Renkonen-Sinisalo, L, Rudan, I, Schumacher, F, Semple, C, Shah, M, Smillie, C, Smith, CG, Spain, S, Starr, JM, Tenesa, A, Theodoratou, E, Tomlinson, IP, Vijayakrishnan, J, West, H, Whiffin, N, Zgaga, L   +63 more
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Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Cucumis prophetarum Aqueous Leaf Extract and Their Antibacterial and Antiproliferative Activity Against Cancer Cell Lines

ACS Omega, 2020
Biosynthesized nanoparticles are gaining attention because of biologically active plant secondary metabolites that help in green synthesis and also due to their unique biological applications.
Hemlata, P. R. Meena, A. Singh, K. Tejavath   +3 more
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The Role of Five-Membered Heterocycles in the Molecular Structure of Antibacterial Drugs Used in Therapy

Pharmaceutics, 2023
Five-membered heterocycles are essential structural components in various antibacterial drugs; the physicochemical properties of a five-membered heterocycle can play a crucial role in determining the biological activity of an antibacterial drug.
Aura Rusu, Ioana-Maria Moga, Livia Uncu, G. Hancu   +3 more
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Exosome microsphere/nano silver loaded injectable antibacterial hydrogel augments anti-infection and healing for scald wound

Frontiers in Microbiology
Infectious scald is recognized as a life-threatening concern in clinical due to easy infection and hard recovery. Exosomes possess cell migration, proliferation and angiogenesis under the containing rich growths factors, which may be a possibility for ...
Rongkai Li, Qinbing Qi, Xiaojing Jiang, Zhongfei Gao, Xianrui Xie, Yuqing Zhao, Xiaochen Cheng, Chunhua Wang, Guige Hou, Chengbo Li   +9 more
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Transmission of Nonconjugative Virulence or Resistance Plasmids Mediated by a Self-Transferable IncN3 Plasmid from Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Klebsiella pneumoniae poses a critical challenge to clinical and public health. Along with conjugative plasmids, nonconjugative resistance or virulence plasmids associated with carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP), hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKP),
Xiaoli Wang, Bin Tang, Guitian Liu, Meng Wang, Jingyong Sun, Ruoming Tan, Tingting Pan, Jieming Qu, Jialin Liu, Hong-Yu Ou, Hongping Qu   +10 more
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Cirsium setosum Extract-Loaded Hybrid Nanostructured Scaffolds Incorporating a Temperature-Sensitive Polymer for Mechanically Assisted Wound Healing

Pharmaceutics
Background/Objectives: Cirsium setosum (commonly known as thistle) is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant with significant therapeutic potential, exhibiting hemostatic, antioxidant, and wound-healing properties.
Xiaojing Jiang, Shaoxuan Zhu, Jinying Song, Xingwei Li, Chengbo Li, Guige Hou, Zhongfei Gao   +6 more
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Self-assembly of Tween 80 micelles as nanocargos for oregano and trans-cinnamaldehyde plant-derived compounds [PDF]

, 2020
The self-assembly of Tween 80 (T80) micelles loaded with plant-based oregano essential oil (OR) and trans-cinnamaldehyde (TCA) was studied. The effect of different factors, including the surfactant to oil ratio, the presence of sodium chloride, thermal ...
Claeys, Myriam, Devlieghere, Frank, Sedaghat Doost, Ali, Stevens, Christian, Van der Meeren, Paul   +4 more
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A series of quaternary ammonium salt antibacterial agents synthesized and prepared for constructing and screening antibacterial coatings with biosafety on polypropylene

Frontiers in Microbiology
Diseases caused by bacteria have become the world’s largest threat, and the treatment of bacterial infections urgently needs to be addressed. However, the abuse of antibiotics leads to superbugs, making bacterial infections more difficult to resolve ...
Leixiang Wang, Shukai Nan, Qiaozhi Wang, Yinuo Xu, Meng Cui, Fenglai Wang, Yaxuan Liu, Guige Hou, Zhonghao Liu, Wenjuan Zhou, Yu-Qing Zhao   +10 more
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