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Antibacterial Applications of Nanomaterials

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Part of the book series: Advanced Structured Materials ((STRUCTMAT,volume 83))

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Many serious threats due to infectious diseases laid serious threats to the public health worldwide. This is particularly with the outgrowth of bacterial strains due to antibiotic-resistant. In recent advances, nanotechnology has provided its huge potential effect on public health care and plays a significant role in controlling the infectious diseases. Nanotechnology exploits the improved properties of all fields in the disciplines of chemicals, medicinal, biological, engineering, materials science, etc. Recent advances in nanotechnology contributed to the evolution of various novel antimicrobial agents in nanobiotechnology subject. Therefore, metal oxide nanoparticles have received a great attention due to their effective antibacterial properties. ZnO has received great many interests as an antibacterial material because of its stability under abrasive conditions of processing. This is also because of its being safe for human as well as animal’s life. The antibacterial property of ZnO is due to its reaction with water and its generating reactive oxygen species. This chapter describes the effect of pure and doped (cobalt and magnesium) ZnO nanoparticles on antibacterial activity against two gram-negative Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeroginosa and two gram-positive Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.

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Azam, A., Arshad, M., Dwivedi, S., Ashraf, M.T. (2017). Antibacterial Applications of Nanomaterials. In: Khan, Z. (eds) Recent Trends in Nanomaterials. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 83. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3842-6_6

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