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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Silver Nanoparticles Using Eucalyptus or Willow Extracts (AgNPs) as Contact Lens Hydrogel Components to Reduce the Risk of Microbial Infection.

Andreas K Rossos, Christina N Banti, Panagiotis K Raptis, Christina Papachristodoulou, Ioannis Sainis, Panagiotis Zoumpoulakis, Thomas Mavromoustakos, Sotiris K Hadjikakou

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Biogenic silver nanoparticles from chamomile incorporated in hydrogels for high transparent non-infectiveness contact lenses.Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Andreas K RossosSection of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Christina N BantiSection of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6727-2711
Panagiotis K RaptisSection of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Christina PapachristodoulouDepartment of Physics, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Ioannis SainisCancer Biobank Center, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Panagiotis ZoumpoulakisLaboratory of Chemistry, Analysis and Design of Food Processes, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of West Attica, 12243 Attica, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9348-6078
Thomas MavromoustakosOrganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Athens Greece, 15571 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5309-992X
Sotiris K HadjikakouSection of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9556-6266
University of Ioannina · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of West Attica · GR

Funding

Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation RESEARCH - CREATE - INNOVATE (project code:T1EDK-02990).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eucalyptus leaves (ELE) and willow bark (WBE) extracts were utilized towards the formation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs(ELE), AgNPs(WBE)). AgNPs(ELE) and AgNPs(WBE) were dispersed in polymer hydrogels to create pHEMA@AgNPs(ELE)_2 and pHEMA@AgNPs(WBE)_2 using hydroxyethyl-methacrylate (HEMA). The materials were characterized in a solid state by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction analysis (XRPD), thermogravimetric differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), differential scanning calorimetry (DTG/DSC) and attenuated total reflection spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and ultraviolet visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy in solution. The antimicrobial potential of the materials was investigated against the Gram-negative bacterial strain

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Contact LensesEucalyptusHydrogelsMetal NanoparticlesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPlant ExtractsSilverAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansKeratitisPlant LeavesPseudomonas aeruginosaSalixStaphylococcus aureusStaphylococcus epidermidisAnti-Bacterial AgentsHydrogelsPlant ExtractsSilverantimicrobial materialscontact lenseucalyptus leaves extracthydrogelssilver nanoparticleswillow bark extract

Identifiers

PMID34443612
PMCPMC8400931
OpenAlexW3194220285

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