Recent trends and advances in polyindole-based nanocomposites as potential antimicrobial agents: a mini review

Abstract

This review clearly portrays the antimicrobial properties of polyindole based nanocomposites, reported so far for antimicrobial applications and it gives clear insight into the scope and possibilities for further research on the biomedical application of polyindole based nanocomposites.

In Situ Synthesis of Exfoliated Ni(OH)2 Nanosheets and AgNPs-Embedded Functionalized Polyindole-Based Trinary Hybrid Microspheres: A Z-Scheme Photocatalyst for the Sunlight-Driven Degradation of Organic Pollutants with Enhanced Antibacterial Efficacy

“…While numerous metal and metal oxide nanoparticles display noteworthy antimicrobial properties, their cytotoxicity and safety issues remain a significant barrier. Polyindole-based nanocomposites have demonstrated superior antimicrobial activity compared to their counterparts, credits to the collaborative enhancement of their characteristics …”

“…Polyindole-based nanocomposites have demonstrated superior antimicrobial activity compared to their counterparts, credits to the collaborative enhancement of their characteristics. 30 Nevertheless, to overcome some inherent flaws of the nanocomposites in photocatalytic performance, including the high recombination rate of the photoexcitons, the short lifespan of the photogenerated charge carriers, the limited absorption of visible light, and the delayed electron transport, it has become accustomed to characterize the trend of the formation of solid-state-mediated Z-schemes over the common Z-scheme heterostructures. Therefore, a noble metal mediatorbased ternary Z-scheme heterojunction with electron channelizers for rapid charge carrier separation efficiency has been selected as an efficient photocatalyst for multiple pollutant degradation under visible light.…”