Silver Nanoparticle-Based Nanocomposites for Combating Infectious Pathogens: Recent Advances and Future Prospects. Academic Article

abstract

• Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) and their nanocomposites with polymers are potent agents for antibacterial and disinfectant applications. The structural parameters of Ag-NPs, such as size, shape, and surface area, are very critical for developing appropriate formulations for the targeted applications. The impact of these factors on the performance of Ag NPs is analyzed. Ag NPs with a broad spectrum of antibacterial activities have already found applications in wound and burn dressing, food preservation, agricultural ponds, treatment for infected areas, coatings, water treatment, and other biomedical applications. Ag NPs are quite useful against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but their level of toxicity needs careful investigation as their toxicity could be very harmful to human health and the environment. This review discusses the challenges and prospects of various Ag NPs and their composites. The review will enrich the knowledge about the efficiency and mechanism of various Ag nanoparticle-based antibacterial agents.

authors

• Abdala, Ahmed

published proceedings

• Nanomaterials (Basel)

author list (cited authors)

• Wahab, M. A., Li, L., Li, H., & Abdala, A.

citation count

• 21

complete list of authors

• Wahab, Md A||Li, Luming||Li, Hongmei||Abdala, Ahmed

publication date

• February 2021

publisher

• MDPI  Publisher

published in

• Nanomaterials  Journal

keywords

• Antibacterial
• Biopolymers
• Chitosan
• Disinfectant
• Infectious Diseases
• Nanoparticles
• Silver
• Water And Air Treatment

PubMed Central ID

• 33652693

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.3390/nano11030581

start page

• 581

end page

• 581

volume

• 11

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11030581

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being