Green synthesised Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and their antifungal effect on Candida albicans Biofilms

• Main Author: Lyimo, Germana Vincent
• Other Authors: Ajayi, Fanelwa
• Language: en
• Published: University of Western Cape 2020
• Subjects: Agathosma betulina; Aspalathus linearis; Biofilm; Candida albicans; Denture stomatitis
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7606

Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent) === Candida albicans is a clinical fungal isolate that is most frequently isolated from different host niches, and is implicated in the pathogenesis of several fungal infections, including oral candidiasis. The pathogenesis and antifungal resistance mechanisms of Candida species are complex and involve several pathways and genes. Oral candidiasis incidence rates are rapidly increasing, and the increase in resistance to conventional antifungals has led to the need to develop innocuous and more efficacious treatment modalities. The purpose of this study was to explore a single pot process for phytosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (GZnO NPs) and to assess their antifungal potential.