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Sérgio Antunes Filho1,2, Bianca Pizzorno Backx1, Débora Foguel2
1NUMPEX - UFRJ, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Brazil.
Abstract:
Nanotechnology is used in several biomedical applications, including antimicrobial and antibiofilm applications using nanomaterials. Bacterial biofilm varies according to the strain; the matrix is very strong and resistant. In this sense, phytosynthesis is an important method for combating bacterial biofilms through the use of metallic nanoparticles (silver, gold, or copper) with increased marketing and technical-scientific potential. In this review, we seek to gather the leading publications on the use of phytosynthesized metallic nanoparticles against bacterial biofilms. Furthermore, this study aims to understand the main characteristics and parameters of these nanomaterials, their antibiofilm efficiency, and the presence or absence of cytotoxicity in these developed technologies.
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