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- Antimicrobial effects
- Toxicity
- Microbial resistance

See also Silver Nano-sized Particles

Antimicrobial effects

• Cho, K.H., Park, J.E., Osaka, T., and Park, S-G.(November 2005). The study of antimicrobial activity and preservative effects of nanosilver ingredient. Electrochimica Acta, 51,5: 956-960. Abstract
• Ip, M., Lui, S.L., Poon, V.K.M., Lung, I. and Burd, A. (2006) Antimicrobial activities of silver dressings: an in vitro comparison. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 55: 59-63. Abstract
• Haldar, J., An, D., Cienfuegos, LA de., Chen, J., Klibanov, AM. (November 2006). Polymeric coatings that inactivate both influenza virus and pathogenic bacteria. PNAS, 103,47: 17667-17671. Abstract
• Jiang, H., Manolache, S., Wong, A.C.L., Denes, F.S. (May 2004). Plasma-enhanced deposition of Silver nanoparticles onto polymer and metal surfaces for the generation of antimicrobial characteristics. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 93:3: 1411-1422. Abstract
• Kim, JW; Shashkov, EV; Galanzha, EI; Kotagiri, N; Zharov, VP. (August 2007). Photothermal antimicrobial nanotherapy and nanodiagnostics with self-assembling carbon nanotube clusters. Lasers in surgery and medicine, 39(7): 622-634 . Abstract
• Lansdown, A.B. (2006). Silver in health care: antimicrobial effects and safety in use. Current problems in dermatology, 33:17-34. Abstract
• Lewis, K., and Klibanov, A.M. (July 2005). Surpassing nature: rational design of sterile-surface materials. TRENDS in Biotechnology, 23,7:343-348. Article
• Melaiye, A., Youngs, W.J. (February 2005). Silver and its application as an antimicrobial agent. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 15,2: 125-130(6). Abstract
• Michielsen, S., Stojiljkovic, I., and Churchward, G. (November 2006). Novel Nano-Coating Kills Viruses and Bacteria when Exposed to Light. AzonanoNews, News Article
• Pal, S., Tak, Y.K., and Song, J.M. (2007). Does antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticle depend on shape of nanoparticle? A study on Gram-negative E. coli. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. Abstract
• Park, D., Wang, J., and Klibanov, A.M. (2006). One-Step, Painting-Like Coating Procedures To Make Surfaces Highly and Permanently Bactericidal. Biotechnol. Prog., 22 (2), 584-589. Abstract
• Silver, S., Le T. Phung and Silver, G. (2006). Silver as biocides in burn and wound dressings and bacterial resistance to silver compounds. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 33: 627-634. Article
• Weir, E; Lawlor, A; Whelan, A; Regan, F. (2008). The use of nanoparticles in anti-microbial materials and their characterization. Analyst, 133(7): 835-845. Abstract

Toxicity

• Blaser, S.A., Scheringer, M., MacLeoda, M. and Hungerbühler, K. (2007). Estimation of cumulative aquatic exposure and risk due to silver: Contribution of nano-functionalized plastics and textiles. Science of The Total Environment.
• Drake,P.L. and Hazelwood, K.J. (2005). Exposure-Related Health Effects of Silver and Silver Compounds: A Review. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 49(7):575-585. Abstract
• Fraser, J.F., Cuttle, L., Kempf, M., Kimble, R.M. (March 2004). Cytotoxicity of topical antimicrobial agents used in burn wounds in Australasia. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 74,3: 139 - 142. Article
• Friends of the Earth. (March 2007). Nanosilver - a threat to soil, water and human health? Report.
• Ghandour, W., Hubbard, J.H., Deistung, J., Hughes, M.N., and Poole, R.K. (1998). The uptake of silver ions by Escherichia coli K12: toxic effects and interaction with copper ions. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology , 28,6: 559-565. Abstract
• Haxton, E., Hylander, L.D., Melhus, A. (2006). Silver – a toxic threat to our health and environment. Fact Sheet
• Hiriart-Baer, V.P., Fortin, C., Lee, D.Y., Campbell, P.G. (June 2006). Toxicity of silver to two freshwater algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Pseudokirchneriella sub-capitata, grown under continuous culture conditions: influence of thiosulphate. Aquatic toxicology, 15;78(2):136-48. Abstract
• Kolts, J.M., Boese, C.J., Meyer, J.S. (July 2006). Acute toxicity of copper and silver to Ceriodaphnia dubia in the presence of food. Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 25(7):1831-5. Abstract
• Lansdown, A.B. (2006). Silver in health care: antimicrobial effects and safety in use. Current problems in dermatology, 33:17-34. Abstract
• Lee, K.J., Nallathamby,P.D., Browning, L.M., et al. (2007). In Vivo Imaging of Transport and Biocompatibility of Single Silver Nanoparticles in Early Development of Zebrafish Embryos. ACS Nano, 1(2), 133–143. Abstract
• Mitchell, D.N., Godwin, H.A., Claudio, E. (Spring 2004). Nanoparticle Toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: A Comparative Study Using Au Colloid, Ag Colloid, and HAuCI4 3H2O in Solution. Nanoscape, 1:59-69. Article
• Ward, T.J., Kramer J.R., Boeri, R.L., Gorsuch, J.W. (June 2006). Chronic toxicity of silver to the sea urchin (Arbacia punctulata). Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 25(6): 1568-73. Abstract
• Ward, T.J., Boeri, R.L., Hogstrand, C., Kramer, J.R., Lussier, S.M., Stubblefield, W.A., Wyskiel, D.C., Gorsuch, J.W. (July 2006). Influence of salinity and organic carbon on the chronic toxicity of silver to mysids (Americamysis bahia) and silversides (Menidia beryllina). Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 25(7):1809-16. Abstract

Microbial resistance

• Davis, I. J., Richards, H., Mullany, P. (June 2005). Isolation of silver- and antibiotic-resistant Enterobacter cloacae from teeth. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 20,3: 191. Abstract
• Friends of the Earth. (March 2007). Nanosilver - a threat to soil, water and human health? Report.
• Gupta, A., Matsui, K., Lo, J.F. & Silver, S. (1999). Molecular basis for resistance to silver cations in Salmonella. Nature Medicine. 5, 183-188. Article
• Gupta, A., and Silver, S. (October 1998). Silver as a biocide. Will resistance become a problem? Nature Biotechnology, 16:888. Article
• Katsikogianni, M. and Missirlis, Y.F. (2004). Concise review of mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to biomaterials and of techniques used in estimating bacteriamaterial interactions. European Cells and Materials. 8: 37-57. Article
• Klaus, K., Joerger, R., Olsson, E., and Granqvist, C.G. (November 1999). Silver-based crystalline nanoparticles, microbially fabricated. PNAS, 96,24: 13611-13614. Article
• Ledrich, M.L., Stemmler, S., Laval-Gilly, P., Foucaud, L., and Falla, J. (December 2005). Precipitation of Silver-Thiosulfate Complex and Immobilization of Silver by Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34. BioMetals, 18,6: 643-650. Abstract
• Margulis, L., and Case, E. (November-December 2006). The germs of life. Orion. Article
• Silver, S. (2003). Bacterial silver resistance: molecular biology and uses and misuses of silver compounds. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 27:341-353. Abstract
• Slawson, R. M., Lohmeier-Vogel, E. M., Lee, H. and Trevors, J. T. (1994). Silver resistance in Pseudomonas stutzeri. BioMetals, 7,1: 30-40. Abstract

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Last updated December 2007 - Mathilde Colin