What is the mechanism that explain the antibacterial activity of metal oxide nanoparticles?

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Adam B Shapiro

Here is a fairly recent paper on that subject:

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/ra/c4ra12163e#!divAbstract

Adnan Qadir

Dear Adam:

Many thanks

Konstantinos Vasilios Plakas

I would propose also the work of Dr. Gadi Borkow, Chief Scientist of the company CUPRON (producing and selling antimicrobial clothing and other products based on copper oxide): Current Chemical Biology, 2012, 6, Using Copper to Fight Microorganisms.

Mohammad Karimi

Dear friend

The following paper would be helpful.

http://www.cell.com/trends/biotechnology/fulltext/S0167-7799(13)00119-4

Dear friend:

Thanks