Tahseen Kamal*, Sher Bahadar Khan and Abdullah M. Asiri Pages 5881 - 5891 ( 11 )
Normally, antibiotics are used for the growth inhibition of a variety of pathogens. The ever- increasing resistance of the various disease-causing pathogens to the antibiotics has drawn tremendous attention of researchers to find efficient alternatives. The recent era of modern material science and nanotechnology has made it possible to replace the existing antibiotics up to some extent. Currently, a vast library of materials has been prepared, which shows excellent performance against pathogens. Such materials consist of certain metals. Through this review, we present some notable studies concerning the antimicrobial activities of various metal containing compounds and their mode of action.
Metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, antibacterial, mechanism, transition metals, pathogenic bacteria, fungicidal.
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