Optimized silver nanostructures for enhanced antibacterial potential: Recent trends and challenges in the development of metallo-antimicrobials

Shujat Ali^a, Ali Bahadur^{b c}✉, Ali Hassan^d✉, Shujaat Ahmad^e, Wahid Shah^f, Shahid Iqbal^g

1. ^aCollege of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035 PR China
2. ^bCollege of Science, Mathematics, and Technology, Wenzhou-Kean University, 88 Daxue Road, Ouhai, Wenzhou 325060 Zhejiang Province, China
3. ^cDorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083, USA
4. ^dCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, PR China
5. ^eDepartment of Pharmacy Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir Upper, Pakistan
6. ^fTranslational Medicine Research Center, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
7. ^gNottingham Ningbo China Beacons of Excellence Research and Innovation Institute, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
8. ✉Corresponding author