Silver Nanoparticles – Universal Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Bio Sensing, Imaging for Diagnostics and Targeted Drug Delivery for Therapeutic Applications

Hydrogels containing silver nanoparticles for burn wounds show antimicrobial activity without cytotoxicity

“…The silver theoretically available for release to the solution of 1, 2.5, 5, and 10 m M were 1.05, 2.63, 5.25, and 10.5 ppm, respectively. In general, silver ion concentrations >5 ppm will affect cells in vitro . As a result, the silver released from 5 to 10 m M hydrogels would cause cytotoxicity to cells if the released silver specie were Ag + .…”

Phytosynthesis of eco-friendly silver nanoparticles and biological applications A novel concept in nanobiotechnology

“…However, among these silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), have wide range applications because of their remarkable physical and chemical properties obtained due to their large surface area to volume ratio and small particle size. AgNPs are excellent nanomaterials providing a powerful platform in biomedical applications like bimolecular recognition, biosensing, drug delivery and molecular imaging (Chaloupka et al, 2010;Sironmani and Daniel, 2011). These AgNPs also have good antibacterial properties which are coming up as the current interest to researchers due to the growing microbial resistance against antibiotics and the development of resistant strains (Gong et al, 2007).…”

Assessment of the bactericidal effect of green synthesized silver nanoparticles against a panel of infectious microorganisms

“…Nanoscience and nanotechnology have made it easy for the scientist to synthesise nanomaterials of controllable sizes, while the exceptional characteristics of nanomaterials, as compared to the bulk materials, have led to intensive research in the field of nanoscience. These novel characteristics include remarkable mechanical, electrical, conductance, magnetic and optical properties (Sironmani & Daniel, 2011). These properties enable nanomaterials to have wide applications in many sectors including catalysis, drug delivery, diagnostics, transport, energy, cosmetics and the development of new drugs (Ramteke et al, 2012;Rickerby & Morrison, 2007).…”