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ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 256, Issue -, Pages 326-339Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2018.03.001
Keywords
Phytochemicals; Ag NPs; Antimicrobial activity; Antimicrobial mechanism; Antiviral and antifungal activities
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- Department of Science and Technology, Government of India [EMR/2016/002621/IPC]
- Kwangwoon University Research Grant-2018
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning [2016R1E1A1A01940995]
- R&D Center for Green Patrol Technologies through the R&D for Global Top Environmental Technologies - the Ministry of Environment (MOE), Republic of Korea
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Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) have recently emerged as promising materials in the biomedical sciences because of their antimicrobial activities towards a wide variety of microorganisms. Nanomaterial-based drug delivery systems with antimicrobial activity are critical as they may lead to novel treatments for cutaneous pathogens. In this review, we explore the recent progress on phytochemical-mediated synthesis of Ag NPs for antimicrobial treatment and associated infectious diseases. We discuss the biological activity of Ag NPs including mechanisms, antimicrobial activity, and antifungal/antiviral effects towards various microorganisms. The advent of Ag NP-based nanocarriers and nano-vehicles is also described for treatment of different diseases, along with the mechanisms of microbial inhibition. Overall, this review will provide a rational vision of the main achievements of Ag NPs as nanocarriers for inhibition of various microbial agents (bacteria, fungus, and virus). (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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