Advances in Antimicrobial Applications of Ag, Cu, and AgCu Nanoparticle-Doped Polymeric Composite Materials: A Comprehensive Review.

− Further studies must be performed not only in understanding the proper mechanisms for the release of the metal ions into the medium, which appear to be dependent on the morphological characteristics and tridimensional arrangement of the nanomaterial, but also in understanding the direct biological implications that this release will have on a cellular environment, whether in a eukaryotic or prokaryotic cell. Through these studies, further optimization of the synthetic protocols can be performed to increase the antimicrobial profile of these materials. Regardless, a clear trend is demonstrated in the literature, determining that the bimetallic nanoparticles present an increased antimicrobial profile compared to their respective monometallic counterparts. 8.

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