Continuous release of gentamicin from gold nanocarriers

Stefano Perni1, Polina Prokopovich1

  • 1School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Redwood Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB, UK. Email: prokopovichp@cardiff.ac.uk ; ; Tel: +44 (0)29 208 75820 ; Center for Biomedical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA.

RSC Advances
|January 13, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Gold nanoparticles carrying the antibiotic gentamicin were developed to reduce frequent dosing. These novel antibiotic-loaded nanoparticles show sustained drug release and potent antimicrobial activity against bacteria.

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