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ArticleFrontiers in toxicology2023

Nanoparticle surface coatings produce distinct antibacterial effects that are consistent across diverse bacterial species.

Thelma Ameh, Kuzy Zarzosa, W Evan Braswell, Christie M Sayes

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Article in Frontiers in toxicology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Biogenic copper and copper oxide nanoparticles to combat multidrug-resistantBiotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025
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Thelma AmehDepartment of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States.
Kuzy ZarzosaDepartment of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States.
W Evan BraswellInsect Management and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, USDA APHIS PPQ S&T, Edinburg, TX, United States.
Christie M SayesDepartment of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanoparticles have been proposed as tunable delivery vehicles for targeted treatments and, in some cases, the active therapeutic agents themselves. Despite the promise of such customizable impacts, little evidence exists to support these claims in the realm of antibiotics. Exploration of the silver and copper nanoparticle antibacterial impacts have been reported with inconsistent results. Here, we investigate the physical, chemical, and bacterial properties of silver and copper core particles stabilized with commonly used surface coatings, namely, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP, to confer a neutrally charged surface), cetrimonium bromide (CTAB, positively charged surface), citrate (Cit, negatively charged surface for silver nanoparticles), and ascorbic acid (AA, negatively charged surface for copper nanoparticles. The impacts of these potential antibacterial nanoparticles are measured against three bacterial species spanning deep divisions in the bacterial tree of life and include

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antibacterial actioncopper nanoparticlesnanoparticle surfaceread acrosssilver nanoparticles

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PMID36936540
PMCPMC10022730

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