Silver nanoparticles (NPs), widely used in the manufacture of various types of consumer products and for medical applications, belong to novel types of materials that pose potential risks to human health. The potential negative effects of the influence of these NPs on reproduction are insufficiently researched. A quantitative assessment of the transfer of metallic silver nanoparticles through t...

The aim of this study was focused on the bactericide test of Silver nanoparticles with an average diameter of 6 nm, over Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans and the treatment of a dermatosis of unknown etiology with a poly(hydroxy urethane-acrylate) gel (PHU) with a concentration of approximately 10 ppm AgNPs and a ratio-NHCOO-:RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) on the macromolecular ch...

When silver nitrate is administered to rats in their drinking water for many months, they develop a generalized argyria. In the central nervous system, the deposition of silver follows the pattern of the so called hematoencephalic barrier (Wislocki and Leduc, (2); Dempsey and Wislocki, (3)). The present observations concern the deposition of silver in the rat's eye, investigated by both light m...

An electric field is employed for the active tuning of the structural colour in photonic crystals, which acts as an effective external stimulus with an impact on light transmission manipulation. In this work, we demonstrate structural colour in a photonic crystal device comprised of alternating layers of silver nanoparticles and titanium dioxide nanoparticles, exhibiting spectral shifts of arou...

Despite the heterogeneity of natural organic matter (NOM) in the aquatic environment, current models that predict metal toxicity to aquatic biota treat these important metal-complexing agents in a homogeneous manner. In this investigation, the ability of 11 commercial and naturally isolated NOM samples to ameliorate silver toxicity to the freshwater crustacean Daphnia magna was examined. The co...

Two silver-contaminated diets were prepared by exposing juvenile rainbow trout for 8 d to waterborne silver thiosulfate as Ag at either 0.1 microg/L (low-Ag diet) or 80 mg/L (high-Ag diet). The level of total Ag accumulated in whole low-Ag fish was below the detection limit of analysis. Whole high-Ag fish accumulated Ag at 21.3 nmol/g. The livers of the low- and high-Ag fish accumulated Ag at 0...

The behaviour of adenine and 2’-deoxyadenosine-5’-monophosphate (dAMP) at positive surface potentials of a silver working electrode was investigated using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The use of positive potentials in the presence of adenine or dAMP leads to a rapid accumulation of an intense spectrum. It is proposed that complexes of adenine (dAMP) with silver generate the observe...

Abstract Silver has been known since ancient times on account of its pronounced antiseptic properties. Currently, antibacterial, antiviral, and fungicidal properties are highly desired in the food cosmetic industries, medicine, pharmacology. exhibits toxic effects not only pathogenic organisms but also healthy cells. Over past 20 years, nanosilver, a new form silver, introduced various areas in...