Many nanomaterials have intrinsic antimicrobial properties in addition to easily tunable physicochemical properties that allow for greater specificity and efficacy over traditional antibiotics. This book chapter summarizes the advantages of nanomaterials and nano-delivery systems over current therapeutics, the ...
nano-carriersantibioticInfectious diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Thus, nanotechnology provides an excellent opportunity to treat drug-resistant microbial infections. Numerous antibiotics have been used to inhibit the growth and kill of microbes, but the development of resistance and ...
Ph.D., from theTexas Tech UniversityHealth Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, has focused his research on developing novel nanoparticles known as nanoantibiotics that target bacterial infections, especially those that are resistant to treatment with known...
Figure 1. Nanoantibiotics with a built-in “OFF” switch responsive to natural stimuli. In service in their nanostructured forms, those cellulose-based PMBs kill both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria including the multidrug-resistant strains with a high potency. After service and being disch...
The environmentally benign nanoantibiotics consist of cellulosebackbones covalently grafted with hydrophilic polymer brushes thatby themselves are antimicrobially inactive. In their nanostructuredforms in services, these cellulose-based polymer molecular brushesare potent killers for both Gram-positive and Gram...
Nano-wrapping antibiotics improves treatmentNano-wrapping antibiotics improves treatmentThey could be used to manufacture high-tech bandages, medical textiles and antimicrobialmaterials to control post-operative inflammation and promote El-Newehey, M., Al-Deyab, S.,Kenawy, E. and Abdel-Megeed, A. ...
Antibiotics in the aquatic environment present potential risks to aquatic ecosystems. The adsorption of tetracycline (TC) and two sulfonamides (SAs), sulfadiazine (SD) and sulfamethoxazole (SMZ), from an aqueous solution of synthesized amorphous nano-carbon (ANC) was investigated. The ANC had a lar...
Nano zinc oxide is a multifunction material with ultraviolet cutting and anti-bacterial. In this study, we add nano zinc oxide with 300, 500, 1000ppm master batch to polyester to make functional, fiber by bi-component spinning. We also test the spinning process, fiber properties and anti-...
Hence, molecularly imprinted nanostructures were rationally designed in this work to produce high affinity synthetic receptors to be coupled with a surface plasmon resonance sensor for the analysis of glycopeptide antibiotics in milk samples. The nanoMIP-SPR sensor enabled vancomycin quantification with ...
The presence of antibiotics in sewage selects for resistance markers that are able to spread through the microbial community and as a result, antibiotic resistant bacteria can potentially disseminate their resistance genes widely among members of the endogenous microbial community. The sludge products of...