Are antibiotic-functionalized nanoparticles a promising tool in antimicrobial therapies?

Jessica Fernanda Affonso de Oliveira; Larissa Brentano Capeletti; Mateus Borba Cardoso

doi:10.2217/nnm-2017-0273

Are antibiotic-functionalized nanoparticles a promising tool in antimicrobial therapies?

Nanomedicine (Lond). 2017 Dec;12(23):2587-2590. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2017-0273. Epub 2017 Nov 3.

Authors

Jessica Fernanda Affonso de Oliveira^{1

2}, Larissa Brentano Capeletti^{1

2}, Mateus Borba Cardoso^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Laboratório Nacional de Nanotecnologia (LNNano) & Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron (LNLS), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM), CEP 13083-970, Caixa Postal 6192, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
² Instituto de Química (IQ), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), CEP 13083-970, Caixa Postal 6154, Campinas, SP, Brazil.

PMID: 29098946
DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2017-0273

No abstract available

Keywords: antibiotic crisis; antibiotic-functionalized nanoparticles; antimicrobial therapies; bacteria targeting; biomolecular corona; colloidal stability; multifunctional nanoparticles; nanoparticles surface modification; protein corona; resistant microorganism development.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bacteria / drug effects
Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
Drug Discovery*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Humans
Nanoparticles / administration & dosage
Nanoparticles / chemistry*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents