Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 168-171 , June 2007

Synthesis and effect of silver nanoparticles on the antibacterial activity of different antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

  • Ahmad R. Shahverdi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Medical Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155/6451, Tehran, Iran.
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  • Ali Fakhimi, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Medical Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Hamid R. Shahverdi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Material Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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  • Sara Minaian, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Microbiology, Azad University of Science and Research Units, Tehran, Iran

Received 5 October 2006 ,Accepted 8 February 2007.

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 No conflict of interest was reported by the authors of this paper.

PII: S1549-9634(07)00046-9

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2007.02.001

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 168-171 , June 2007

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