Soumyajit Roy1, Moumita Halder2, Palla Ramprasad1

  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar 140001, Punjab, India.

概括

氧化普卢兰 (o-pullulan) 显示出强大的抗菌和抗菌膜作用,对黄金葡萄球菌,在伤口感染的关键病原体. 这种新型聚合物为治疗慢性伤口护理中的抗生素耐药细菌提供了一个有前途的解决方案.

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