Combatting antibiotic-resistant bacteria using nanomaterials

Akash Gupta; Shazia Mumtaz; Cheng‐Hsuan Li; Irshad Hussaın; Vincent M. Rotello

doi:10.1039/c7cs00748e

Abstract

Nanomaterials as self-therapeutic agents and drug-delivery vehicles for antimicrobial therapies.

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BacteriaAntibioticsMicrobiologyChemistryNanomaterialsNanotechnologyBiologyMaterials science

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Year: 2018
Type: review
Volume: 48
Issue: 2
Pages: 415-427
Citations: 1035
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                                    Akash Gupta, 
                                
                                    Shazia Mumtaz, 
                                
                                    Cheng‐Hsuan Li
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Combatting antibiotic-resistant bacteria using nanomaterials. 
                            Chemical Society Reviews
                            , 48
                            (2)
                            , 415-427.
                            https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cs00748e
                        

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DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00748e