Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2019 Apr:97:954-965.
doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.12.102. Epub 2018 Dec 28.

Silver nanoparticles as an effective disinfectant: A review

S P Deshmukh  1 , S M Patil  2 , S B Mullani  3 , S D Delekar  4
Affiliations
Review

Silver nanoparticles as an effective disinfectant: A review

S P Deshmukh et al. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

The paradigm modifications in the metallic crystals from bulky to micro-size to nano-scale have resulted in excellent and amazing properties; which have been the remarkable interests in a wider range of applications. Particularly, Ag NPs have much attention owing to their distinctive optical, chemical, electrical and catalytic properties that can be tuned with surface nature, size, shapes, etc. and hence these crystals have been used in various fields such as catalysis, sensor, electronic components, antimicrobial agents in the health industry etc. Among them, Ag NPs based disinfectants have paid attention due to the practical applications in our daily life. Therefore the Ag NPs have been used in different sectors such as silver-based air/water filters, textile, animal husbandry, biomedical and food packaging etc. In this review, the Ag NPs as a disinfectant in different sectors have been included in detail.

Keywords: Animal husbandry; Biomedical; Disinfectant; Food packaging, textiles; HAIs; Silver nanoparticles.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Applications of silver nanoparticles as a disinfectant.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Proposed steps involved in Ag nanoparticle generation from the parent nanoparticles.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Antiviral action of silver nanoparticles with dust particles.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Various factors responsible for hospital acquired infections.
Fig. 5
Fig. 5
Antimicrobial actions of silver nanoparticles in the textiles.
Fig. 6
Fig. 6
Correlations between raw materials, food handlers and biofilms.
Fig. 7
Fig. 7
Antibacterial mechanism of silver nanoparticles.
Fig. 8
Fig. 8
Contribution of silver nanoparticles in different sectors.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Jones K.E., Patel N.G., Levy M.A., Storeygard A., Balk D., Gittleman J.L., Daszak P. Global trends in emerging infectious diseases. Nature. 2008;451(7181):990. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Rutala W.A., Weber D.J. 2008. Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities; p. 2008.
    1. Gupta A., Silver S. Molecular genetics: silver as a biocide: will resistance become a problem? Nat. Biotechnol. 1998;16(10):888. - PubMed
    1. Pantic I. Application of silver nanoparticles in experimental physiology and clinical medicine: current status and future prospects. Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci. 2014;37
    1. Pandey J.K., Swarnkar R.K., Soumya K.K., Dwivedi P., Singh M.K., Sundaram S., Gopal R. Silver nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation: as a potent antibacterial agent for human enteropathogenic gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 2014;174(3):1021–1031. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources