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Group IB Metal-Based Nanomaterials for Antibacterial Applications.

Xuezhi Zhao, Hongyu Wang, Yun Sun, Jin Zhang, Huiyu Liu

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Review in Small science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Xuezhi ZhaoBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China.
Hongyu WangBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China.
Yun SunBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China.
Jin ZhangBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1711-2702
Huiyu LiuBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4465-8501

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathogenic bacteria pose significant threats to human health. In recent years, escalating bacterial resistance against antibiotics has diminished their efficacy in treating infections like pneumonia, tuberculosis, and sepsis, making some cases virtually untreatable. Hence, there is an urgent demand for novel approaches to combat bacterial threats. Group IB metal-based nanomaterials including copper, silver, and gold have attracted considerable attention in the field of antibacterial research owing to their remarkable broad-spectrum bactericidal properties. Their high efficacy, ease of synthesis, and amenability for functionalization render group IB metal-based nanomaterials highly promising for diverse applications in the antibacterial domain. This review comprehensively elucidates on the bactericidal mechanisms and applications of IB-group metal-based nanomaterials in addressing bacterial infections. Additionally, insights into challenges associated with utilizing group IB metal-based nanomaterials for such purposes while outlining future directions of research are provided.

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antibacterial mechanismsantibacterial nanomaterialsbacterial infectionsgroup IB metal‐based nanomaterialsgroup IB metals

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PMID40657204
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