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Remedial Aspect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Against Serratia Marcescens and Enterococcus Faecalis

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have been widely used in biomedical applications due to their high biocompatibility and low toxicity to humans. The present work aimed to investigate the antibacterial effects of different concentrations of ZnO NPs on ...
Sinouvassane Djearamane, Zhe Chi Loh, Jun Jie Lee, Ling Shing Wong, Ranjithkumar Rajamani, Priscy Alfredo Luque, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Sharolynne Xiao Tong Liang   +8 more
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A study on the most prevalent bacterial cause of corneal ulcer and their susceptibility to five common types of ophthalmic antibiotics [PDF]

Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
Purpose: Proper diagnosis of the corneal ulcer is one the most important efforts in the eyes medical urgencies. The aim of this study was to determine the bacteriological profile and in vitro antibiotic resistance of the bacteria isolated from the eyes of
Nazafarin Hatami-Mazinani, Afsaneh Vazin, Abdollah Bazargani, Mahmood Nejabat   +3 more
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Assaying Chlamydia pneumoniae Persistence in Monocyte-Derived Macrophages Identifies Dibenzocyclooctadiene Lignans as Phenotypic Switchers

Molecules, 2020
Antibiotic-tolerant persister bacteria involve frequent treatment failures, relapsing infections and the need for extended antibiotic treatment. The virulence of an intracellular human pathogen C.
Eveliina Taavitsainen, Maarit Kortesoja, Tanja Bruun, Niklas G. Johansson, Leena Hanski   +4 more
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Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of a Natural Clay Mineral from British Columbia, Canada

mBio, 2020
Worldwide increases in antibiotic resistance and the dearth of new antibiotics have created a global crisis in the treatment of infectious diseases. These concerns highlight the pressing need for novel antimicrobial agents.
Shekooh Behroozian, Sarah L. Svensson, Loretta Y. Li, Julian E. Davies   +3 more
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Towards Antibacterial Agents: Synthesis and Biological Activity of Multivalent Amide Derivatives of Thiacalix[4]arene with Hydroxyl and Amine Groups

Pharmaceutics, 2023
Antimicrobial resistance to modern antibiotics stimulates the search for new ways to synthesize and modify antimicrobial drugs. The development of synthetic approaches that can easily change different fragments of the molecule is a promising solution to ...
Igor Shiabiev, Dmitry Pysin, Alan Akhmedov, Olga Babaeva, Vasily Babaev, Anna Lyubina, Alexandra Voloshina, Konstantin Petrov, Pavel Padnya, Ivan Stoikov   +9 more
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Robust Copper Metal–Organic Framework-Embedded Polysiloxanes for Biomedical Applications: Its Antibacterial Effects on MRSA and In Vitro Cytotoxicity

Nanomaterials, 2021
Polysiloxanes (PSs) have been widely utilized in the industry as lubricants, varnishes, paints, release agents, adhesives, and insulators. In addition, their applications have been expanded to include the development of new biomedical materials.
Kihak Gwon, Youngmee Kim, Hyunjun Cho, Seonhwa Lee, So-Hyeon Yang, Sung-Jin Kim, Do Nam Lee   +6 more
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Tribological Study of Biocompatible Hybrid Organic Molecules Film with Antibacterial Effect [PDF]

Tribology in Industry, 2013
Optical glass is widely used in bioengineering and various utilities such as public touchscreen displays and mobile devices. This work evaluates the features of anti‐bacterial and anti‐adhesion on Octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) material that was mixed ...
J.H. Horng, C.C. Wei, S.Y. Chern, W.H. Kao, K.W. Chen, Y.S. Chen   +5 more
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Antimicrobial Activity of Carvacrol against Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei, An In-Vitro Study [PDF]

Journal of Research in Applied and Basic Medical Sciences, 2021
Background & Aims:  Lactobacillus acidophilus (L. acidophilus) and Lactobacillus casei L. casei) are the primary bacterial pathogens involved in dental caries and periodontal diseases.
Kiana Safa Larijani, Ali Akbar Moghhaddam Nia, Atefeh Bozorgi Makrani, Mohaddesseh AbouHosseini Tabari, Effat Khodadadi   +4 more
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A Photothermally Enhanced Vancomycin-Coated Liquid Metal Antimicrobial Agent with Targeting Capability

Bioengineering, 2023
The targeted antimicrobial efficacy of Vancomycin decreases significantly over time due to bacterial resistance, whereas Ga-based liquid metals, which are less prone to inducing bacterial resistance, face challenges in achieving targeted antimicrobial ...
Bo Wang, Sen Chen, Xuyang Sun, Xiaohui Shan, Xiyu Zhu, Bo Yuan, Hongzhang Wang, Gang Zhou, Jing Liu   +8 more
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Synthesis of antibacterial gold nanoparticles with different particle sizes using chlorogenic acid [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2020
This study proposes a strategy for the rapid and simple synthesis of gold nanoparticles (CGA-AuNPs) with different particle sizes using trisodium citrate (TSC) as the first reducing agent and chlorogenic acid (CGA) as the second reducing agent.
Sujuan Zhu, Yan Shen, Yongmin Yu, Xuexue Bai   +3 more
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