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ReviewResearch (Washington, D.C.)2025

Metal Nanomaterials: A Strategy to Combat Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections.

Yaran Wang, Fan Wu, Yijin Ren, Yong Liu, Henny C Mei

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Review in Research (Washington, D.C.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Overcoming Methicillin-ResistantResearch (Washington, D.C.) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yaran WangState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Fan WuState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Yijin RenDepartment of Orthodontics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Yong LiuState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Henny C MeiDepartment of Biomaterials and Biomedical Technology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0760-8900

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial infections pose a major challenge today due to the rise of drug resistance in pathogenic bacteria, creating an urgent need for the development of nonantibiotic therapies. Metal nanomaterials are increasingly recognized as promising antibacterial agents due to their unique physical and chemical properties, which offer strong antibacterial capabilities and broad-spectrum activity against drug-resistant bacteria. Unlike traditional antibacterial therapies, metal nanomaterials rarely induce drug resistance because of their diverse antibacterial mechanisms, which destroy bacteria by directly damaging bacterial cells or generating oxidative stress. Metal nanomaterials have proven effective in treating various drug-resistant bacterial infections. This perspective highlights recent advances in metal nanomaterials for antimicrobial applications. Firstly, bacterial infections and the current dilemma are introduced. Next, recent progress in the antibacterial activity of metal nanomaterials against drug-resistant bacteria is summarized, along with the challenges in their antimicrobial applications. Finally, future prospects and remaining challenges associated with the use of metal nanomaterials to treat drug-resistant bacteria are discussed.

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PMCPMC12368965

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