Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles and Stressors Generate Synergistic Growth Inhibition in Species through Cell Wall Damage, Osmotic Stress, and Oxidative Stress.

Background: The need to combat and reduce the incidence, virulence, and drug resistance of species belonging to genus, has led to the development of new strategies. Nanotechnology, through the implementation of nanomaterials, has emerged as an infallible tool to treat various diseases caused by pathogens, where its mechanisms of action prevent the development of undesirable pharmacological resistance.

Objective: The antifungal activity and adjuvant properties of biogenic silver nanoparticles in different species (, and ) are evaluated.

Efficient Removal of Hg(II) from Water under Mildly Acidic Conditions with Hierarchical SiO Monoliths Functionalized with -SH Groups.

In this work, novel adsorbents based on 3D hierarchical silica monoliths functionalized with thiol groups were used for the removal of Hg(II) ions from an acidic aqueous solution (pH 3.5). Silica monoliths were synthesized by using two different pluronic triblock polymers (P123 and F127) to study the effect of porous structure on their sorption capacity.

Pathogen associated molecular pattern-decorated mesoporous silica-A colloidal model for studying bacterial-host cell interactions.

Tuberculosis is the top infectious disease worldwide and the development of a vaccine and diagnostic tools to control the disease is a priority that requires a better understanding of the factors involved in the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the infectious agent. It is known that bacterial cell surface components are released, interact with immune cell receptors, and may traffic toward host cell structures. Many of these compounds are lipids that have been associated with mycobacterial virulence.