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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Antimicrobial Effects of Biogenic Nanoparticles.

Priyanka Singh, Abhroop Garg, Santosh Pandit, V R S S Mokkapati, Ivan Mijakovic

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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63citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Priyanka SinghThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. prisin@biosustain.dtu.dk.ORCID 0000-0001-7654-5339
Abhroop GargThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. abhgar@biosustain.dtu.dk.
Santosh PanditSystems and Synthetic Biology Division, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Chalmers, Sweden. pandit@chalmers.se.ORCID 0000-0002-8357-758X
V R S S MokkapatiSystems and Synthetic Biology Division, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Chalmers, Sweden. ragmok@chalmers.se.ORCID 0000-0002-8357-758X
Ivan MijakovicThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. ivan.mijakovic@chalmers.se.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infectious diseases pose one of the greatest health challenges in the medical world. Though numerous antimicrobial drugs are commercially available, they often lack effectiveness against recently developed multidrug resistant (MDR) microorganisms. This results in high antibiotic dose administration and a need to develop new antibiotics, which in turn requires time, money, and labor investments. Recently, biogenic metallic nanoparticles have proven their effectiveness against MDR microorganisms, individually and in synergy with the current/conventional antibiotics. Importantly, biogenic nanoparticles are easy to produce, facile, biocompatible, and environmentally friendly in nature. In addition, biogenic nanoparticles are surrounded by capping layers, which provide them with biocompatibility and long-term stability. Moreover, these capping layers provide an active surface for interaction with biological components, facilitated by free active surface functional groups. These groups are available for modification, such as conjugation with antimicrobial drugs, genes, and peptides, in order to enhance their efficacy and delivery. This review summarizes the conventional antibiotic treatments and highlights the benefits of using nanoparticles in combating infectious diseases.

Indexed as

antibiotic resistanceantibioticsantimicrobialbiogenic nanoparticlesmultidrug resistant (MDR) microorganismsnanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID30563095
PMCPMC6315689

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