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ArticleHeliyon2024

Synergistic effect of Silver-Nanodiamond composite as an efficient antibacterial agent against

Saman Iqbal, Muhammad Shahid Rafique, Nida Iqbal, Sultan Akhtar, Aftab Ahmad Anjum, M B Malarvili

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. 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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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review of Antimicrobial Properties of Carbon Nanomaterials.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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6 authors.

Saman IqbalDepartment of Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Shahid RafiqueDepartment of Physics, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Nida IqbalBiomedical Engineering Centre, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Kala Shah Kaku (KSK) Campus, Pakistan.
Sultan AkhtarDepartment of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Aftab Ahmad AnjumInstitute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
M B MalarviliDepartment of Biomedical and Health Science Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknology Malaysia, Skudai, Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial antimicrobial resistance (BAMR) seems to pose the greatest threat to public health, food safety, and agriculture in this century. The development of novel efficient antimicrobial agents to combat bacterial infections has become a global issue. Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) appeared as a feasible alternative to antibiotics. However, Ag NPs face cost, toxicity, and aggregation issues which limit their antibacterial activity. This work aims to stabilize Ag NPs with enhanced antimicrobial activity at comparatively lower Ag concentrations to prevent bacterial infections. For this purpose, the Ag core was covered with nanodiamonds (NDs). Ag-NDs composite have been synthesized by microplasma technique. TEM analysis confirmed the presence of both Ag and NDs in the Ag-NDs composite. A particle size (∼19 nm) was reported for Ag-NDs at the highest concentration as compared to Ag NPs (∼3 nm). The conduction band of the diamond acted as an extremely strong reducing agent for Ag NPs. The large surface area of NDs stabilized the Ag NPs. A redshift (∼400 nm-406 nm) in UV-visible spectra of the Ag-NDs composite indicated the formation of bigger-sized Ag NPs after incorporating NDs. XRD and LIBS analysis verified the increase in intensity of Ag-NPs by increasing ND concentration. The presence of functional groups including OH, CH, and Ag/Ag

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Bacterial antimicrobial resistanceMicro-dilution broth methodMicroplasmaMinimum inhibition concentrationNanodiamondsSilver

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PMID38765069
PMCPMC11101830

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