Nanoparticles coated with antibiotic eliminate drug-resistant bacteria
Agência FAPESP em 11/06/2017 LINK: https://agencia.fapesp.br/nanoparticles_coated_with_antibiotic_eliminate_drugresistant_bacteria/25473/ A new strategy to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been described by Brazilian researchers in Scientific Reports, an online journal owned by Springer Nature. The method consists of coating nanoparticles that are made of silver and silica – potentially toxic to both microorganisms and human cells – with a layer of antibiotic.…