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Review

Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Against Bacterial Biofilms: Perspectives and Limitations

by
Liubov Shkodenko
1,
Ilia Kassirov
1,2 and
Elena Koshel
1,*
1
Microbiology Lab of SCAMT Institute, ITMO University, Lomonosova st. 9, 191002 St. Petersburg, Russia
2
Department of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Microorganisms 2020, 8(10), 1545; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8101545
Submission received: 12 September 2020 / Revised: 25 September 2020 / Accepted: 2 October 2020 / Published: 7 October 2020
(This article belongs to the Section Biofilm)
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Abstract

At present, there is an urgent need in medicine and industry to develop new approaches to eliminate bacterial biofilms. Considering the low efficiency of classical approaches to biofilm eradication and the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, the introduction of nanomaterials may be a promising solution. Outstanding antimicrobial properties have been demonstrated by nanoparticles (NPs) of metal oxides and their nanocomposites. The review presents a comparative analysis of antibiofilm properties of various metal oxide NPs (primarily, CuO, Fe3O4, TiO2, ZnO, MgO, and Al2O3 NPs) and nanocomposites, as well as mechanisms of their effect on plankton bacteria cells and biofilms. The potential mutagenicity of metal oxide NPs and safety problems of their wide application are also discussed.
Keywords: metal oxide nanoparticles; nanocomposites; biofilm; antibiofilm properties; antibacterial properties; mutagenicity metal oxide nanoparticles; nanocomposites; biofilm; antibiofilm properties; antibacterial properties; mutagenicity

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Shkodenko, L.; Kassirov, I.; Koshel, E. Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Against Bacterial Biofilms: Perspectives and Limitations. Microorganisms 2020, 8, 1545. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8101545

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Shkodenko L, Kassirov I, Koshel E. Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Against Bacterial Biofilms: Perspectives and Limitations. Microorganisms. 2020; 8(10):1545. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8101545

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Shkodenko, Liubov, Ilia Kassirov, and Elena Koshel. 2020. "Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Against Bacterial Biofilms: Perspectives and Limitations" Microorganisms 8, no. 10: 1545. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8101545

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Shkodenko, L., Kassirov, I., & Koshel, E. (2020). Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Against Bacterial Biofilms: Perspectives and Limitations. Microorganisms, 8(10), 1545. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8101545

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