Antibacterial properties and toxicity from metallic nanomaterials

The era of antibiotic resistance is a cause of increasing concern as bacteria continue to develop adaptive countermeasures against current antibiotics at an alarming rate. In recent years, studies have reported nanoparticles as a promising alternative to antibacterial reagents because of their exhibited antibacterial activity in several biomedical applications, including drug and gene delivery, tissue engineering, and imaging. Moreover, nanomaterial research has led to reports of a possible relationship between the morphological characteristics of a nanomaterial and the magnitude of its delivered toxicity. However, conventional synthesis of nanoparticles requires harsh chemicals and costly energy consumption.…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 2014CB748600, 51472279, 51672184, 81622032
• PA
  Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
• NI
  National Institutes of Health
• CS
  California State University Long Beach
• NK
  National Key Research and Development Program of China

  Awards: 973 Program, 2014CB748600, 2014CB748600
• NI
  National Institute of General Medical Sciences

  Award: U54GM119023