Review: recent advances in green chemical synthesis of metallic nanoparticles for antibacterial applications—structure–property relationships and mechanistic insights

Green-synthesised metal oxide nanoparticles: Phytochemical mechanisms, structure–property relationships, and biofunctional applications

Green synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) using plant-derived extracts has emerged as a sustainable alternative to conventional fabrication routes while introducing distinctive surface chemistries that influence nanoparticle structure, redox behaviour, and biological interactions. Although numerous reviews hav...

Recent Advances in Zinc(II)-Complexes for Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy.

This review critically examines recent advances in Zn(II)-based complexes as photosensitizers, including phthalocyanines, porphyrins, chlorins, and curcumin systems, highlighting structure-activity relationships (SARs), ROS generation mechanisms, and antibacterial efficacy against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative p...

Antimicrobial nanoparticles: Present situation and future challenges

Critical factors employed by nanoparticles to achieve antibacterial effects, as well as the antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral mechanisms of metal nanoparticles are explored.

Design of ZnO-Based Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Antibacterial Applications.

ZnO-based nanomaterials and nanocomposites are promising candidates for developing efficient, sustainable antibacterial strategies to address the growing threat of bacterial contamination across diverse sectors. However, their practical application remains limited by various constraints that affect their biological per...

Research advances in metal-complex-based photosensitizers for photodynamic antimicrobial therapy

This review highlights the great potential of metal complex-based photosensitizers as next-generation antibacterial agents, and underscores that rational molecular design combined with optimized delivery systems and irradiation strategies will accelerate their clinical translation from laboratory research to clinical p...

Green dual-fuel synthesis of defect-rich NiO nanoparticles for water purification: Antimicrobial activity, heavy-metal capture, and molecular docking