氧化的抗菌活性 输送纳米颗粒用于脂聚糖-缺乏格拉姆阴性细菌

Xiangyi Huang1, Xiangfeng Lai1, Lei Yu2

  • 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.

概括

新型释放氧化的纳米颗粒显示出对缺乏脂多糖 (LPS) 的格拉姆阴性细菌具有选择性抗菌活性. 这些纳米粒子破坏细菌膜的稳定,提供了对抗耐药性感染的潜在新策略.

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