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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Broad Spectrum Anti-Bacterial Activity and Non-Selective Toxicity of Gum Arabic Silver Nanoparticles.

Adewale O Fadaka, Samantha Meyer, Omnia Ahmed, Greta Geerts, Madimabe A Madiehe, Mervin Meyer, Nicole R S Sibuyi

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Frontiers in Antimicrobial Biomaterials.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Adewale O FadakaDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI)/Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC), Biolabels Research Node, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape (UWC), Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3952-2098
Samantha MeyerDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville 7535, South Africa.
Omnia AhmedDepartment of Restorative Dentistry; University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa.
Greta GeertsDepartment of Restorative Dentistry; University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6324-4251
Madimabe A MadieheDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI)/Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC), Biolabels Research Node, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape (UWC), Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3935-467X
Mervin MeyerDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI)/Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC), Biolabels Research Node, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape (UWC), Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8296-4860
Nicole R S SibuyiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7175-5388
Mintek · ZACape Peninsula University of Technology · ZAUniversity of the Western Cape · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are the most commercialized nanomaterials and presumed to be biocompatible based on the biological effects of the bulk material. However, their physico-chemical properties differ significantly to the bulk materials and are associated with unique biological properties. The study investigated the antimicrobial and cytotoxicity effects of AgNPs synthesized using gum arabic (GA), sodium borohydride (NaBH

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AcaciaMetal NanoparticlesAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaCaco-2 CellsGum ArabicHumansMammalsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPlant ExtractsSilverSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredAnti-Bacterial AgentsGum ArabicPlant ExtractsSilveranti-bacteriacytotoxicitygreen synthesisgum arabicsilver nanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID35163718
PMCPMC8836460
OpenAlexW4210265482

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