Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters (한국미생물·생명공학회지)

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Antimicrobial Effects and Mechanism(s) of Silver Nanoparticle

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  • Hwang, In-Sok (School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Cho, Jae-Yong (School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Hwang, Ji-Hong (School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Hwang, Bo-Mi (School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Choi, Hye-Min (School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, June-Young (School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Gun (School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University)
  • 황인석 (경북대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학부) ;
  • 조재용 (경북대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학부) ;
  • 황지홍 (경북대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학부) ;
  • 황보미 (경북대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학부) ;
  • 최혜민 (경북대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학부) ;
  • 이준영 (경북대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학부) ;
  • 이동건 (경북대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학부)
  • Received : 2011.02.08
  • Accepted : 2011.03.03
  • Published : 2011.03.28
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Abstract

The antimicrobial effects of silver (Ag) ion or salts are well known. Recently, silver nanoparticle is attracting an interest in a wide variety of fields since it has been known to be safe and effective as an antimicrobial agent against a broad spectrum of microorganisms. Although silver nanoparticle has been applied to various kinds of products owing to its potent antimicrobial activity, the effects of silver nanoparticle on microorganisms and antimicrobial mechanism have not been revealed clearly. In this paper, we summarized the characteristics, antimicrobial activities and mechanisms, cytotoxicity and applicability of silver nanoparticle.

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