Enhancing antimicrobial activity and reducing cytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles through gelatin nanoparticles

Aim: To develop a novel stabilizing agent for silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with the aim of enhancing its antibacterial efficacy against wound associated pathogens while mitigating their cytotoxic effect on human cells. Materials & methods: In this study, monodispersed gelatin nanoparticles were synthesized to stabilize AgNPs. The stability, antibacterial activity and biocompatibility of the gelatin-stabilized AgNPs (Gel-AgNPs) were compared with citrate-stabilized AgNPs (citrate-AgNPs) or silver ions. Results & conclusion: Gelatin-stabilized AgNPs showed significantly better antibacterial activities compared with citrate-stabilized AgNPs against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. These Gel-AgNPs showed significantly lower cytotoxicity to human dermal fibroblasts compared with Ag+. These findings provided the first evidence substantiating a novel functionality of gelatin nanoparticles in both stabilizing and enhancing the activity of AgNPs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Nanomedicine (London, England) - 19(2024), 3 vom: 28. Feb., Seite 199-211

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ozhava, Derya [VerfasserIn]
Winkler, Petras [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Yong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3M4G523W1G
9000-70-8
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antimicrobial activity
Citrates
Cytotoxicity
Gelatin
Gelatin nanoparticles
Human dermal fibroblasts
Journal Article
Silver
Silver ion
Silver nanoparticles

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.02.2024

Date Revised 20.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2217/nnm-2023-0246

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36761488X