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ArticleBiomolecules2021

Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties of Silver Nanoparticles-Effect of a Surface-Stabilizing Agent.

Agnieszka Gibała, Paulina Żeliszewska, Tomasz Gosiewski, Agnieszka Krawczyk, Dorota Duraczyńska, Joanna Szaleniec, Maciej Szaleniec, Magdalena Oćwieja

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Article in Biomolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Agnieszka GibałaDepartment of Molecular Medical Microbiology, Chair of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Czysta 18, 31-12 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9369-1135
Paulina ŻeliszewskaJerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4883-1877
Tomasz GosiewskiDepartment of Molecular Medical Microbiology, Chair of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Czysta 18, 31-12 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4725-5943
Agnieszka KrawczykDepartment of Molecular Medical Microbiology, Chair of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Czysta 18, 31-12 Krakow, Poland.
Dorota DuraczyńskaJerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland.
Joanna SzaleniecDepartment of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Jakubowskiego 2, 30-688 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7980-0497
Maciej SzaleniecJerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7650-9263
Magdalena OćwiejaJerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7976-135X
Jagiellonian University · PLJerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The biocidal properties of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) prepared with the use of biologically active compounds seem to be especially significant for biological and medical application. Therefore, the aim of this research was to determine and compare the antibacterial and fungicidal properties of fifteen types of AgNPs. The main hypothesis was that the biological activity of AgNPs characterized by comparable size distributions, shapes, and ion release profiles is dependent on the properties of stabilizing agent molecules adsorbed on their surfaces.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAntifungal AgentsAntioxidantsBacteriaBorohydridesCitratesExcipientsFungiGlucoseMicrobial Sensitivity TestsSilverSurface PropertiesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntifungal AgentsAntioxidantsBorohydridesCitratesExcipientsGlucoseSilversodium borohydridetrisodium citratebiocidal propertiesCandida albicansEscherichia coliGram-negative bacteriaGram-positive bacteriaminimum bactericidal concentration (MBC)minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)pathogenic fungisilver nanoparticlesStaphyloccus aureussurface properties

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PMID34680114
PMCPMC8533414
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