Multiple roles of nanomaterials along with their based nanotechnologies in the elimination and dissemination of antibiotic resistance

•Antibiotic resistance genes are frequently detected in diverse natural environments.•Nanomaterial-based technologies can eliminate antibiotic resistance to some extent.•Antibiotic resistance elimination involves antibiotics reduction, ARB inactivation and ARGs removal.•Nanomaterials have both positive and negative effects on the horizontal transfer of ARGs.•The tradeoff between nanomaterials-mediated ARGs elimination and dissemination are proposed.