Table 3.
Zinc oxide and aluminium oxide nanoparticles antibacterial activity.
| Metal Nanoparticles | Therapeutic Outcome | References |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc oxide nanoparticles | Good antibacterial activity against Klebsiella pneumonia that causes respiratory infection | [115] |
| Zinc oxide nanoparticles | The inhibition effect on the growth of B. subtilis was dependent on the concentration of the nanoparticles | [116,117] |
| Zinc oxide nanoparticles | The antibacterial effect against clinical isolate of Staphylococcus aureus was excellent | [118] |
| Zinc oxide nanoparticles | Effective against Campylobacter jejuni | [119] |
| Zinc oxide nanoparticles | Good antibacterial activity by ROS mediated membrane lipid oxidation of Escherichia coli, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa and V. anguillarum | [120,121,122,123] |
| Zinc oxide nanoparticles | Effective against E. coli | [124,125,126] |
| Zinc oxide nanoparticles | Effective against Gram-positive bacteria. The antibacterial effect was high on B. subtilis cells when compared to S. aureus | [127] |
| Zinc oxide nanoparticles coated with gentamicin | The antibacterial effects against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus and Listeria monocytogenes was significant | [128] |
| Zinc oxide nanoparticles using aqueous extracts of P. crispum | Excellent antibacterial activity | [129] |
| Zinc oxide nanoparticles prepared from plants extract | Enhanced antibacterial activity | [130,131] |
| Aluminium oxide nanoparticles | Nanoparticles penetrated Candida cells disrupting the morphological and physiological activity of the cells. | [132,133] |
| aluminium oxide nanoparticles prepared from leaf extracts of lemongrass | Good antibacterial, activity against clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa was significant | [134] |
| Aluminium oxide nanoparticles | Effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria | [135,136] |