The interplay between size and valence state on the antibacterial activity of sub-10 nm silver nanoparticles

• DOI: 10.1039/c9na00017h
• Publication Date: 2019-04-29T23:55:37Z
• Authors: Hanif Haidari; Nirmal Goswami; Richard Bright; Zlatko Kopecki; Allison J. Cowin; Sanjay Garg; Krasimir Vasilev
• Keywords: AgNPs; Chemistry; nanoparticles; antimicrobial resistance; 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

The interplay between size and valence state in ∼3 nm silver nanoparticles resulted in the highest antibacterial effect against multi-drug resistant bacteria.