Application of Nanomaterials as Antimicrobial Agents: A Review

Volume 1 - Issue 3

Farouk S Nas¹, Muhammad Ali²* and Aminu Muhammad A²

Received: May 22, 2018;   Published: May 31, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/ANOAJ.2018.01.000114

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Abstract

Bacterial strains resistant to the antibiotics now in use have becomes serious public health problems that increases the need to develop new bactericidal materials. Consequently, there is a strong demand for developing novel strategies and new materials that can cope with these problems. The emergence of nanotechnology has created many new antimicrobial options. The small size of the nanoparticles is very suitable for carrying out antimicrobial biological operations. Metals such as silver, zinc, copper and iron nanoparticle types have shown tremendous potential as bactericidal and fungicidal elements, demonstrating their potential as efficient antibiotic reagents in wound care and related medical issues. These nanomaterials displayed antimicrobial activity against numerous pathogenic viral and bacterial species. Nanomaterials today are a promising platform for alternative measures to control bacterial infections as they offer prolonged antimicrobial activity with negligible toxicity, compared with small molecular antimicrobial agents that display short term activity and environmental toxicity. The antimicrobial nanoparticle physically destroys cell membranes of the organism which prevent development of drug-resistance microbes.

Keywords: Antimicrobial Agents, Bacteria, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology; Dwarf; Nano; Ribosomes; Antibiotics; Dna Replication; Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

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