Mesoporous silica nanoparticles as diagnostic and therapeutic tools: how can they combat bacterial infection?

Didem Şen Karaman; Suvi Manner; Jessica M Rosenholm

doi:10.4155/tde-2017-0111

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles as diagnostic and therapeutic tools: how can they combat bacterial infection?

Ther Deliv. 2018 Mar 1;9(4):241-244. doi: 10.4155/tde-2017-0111. Epub 2018 Mar 2.

Authors

Didem Şen Karaman¹, Suvi Manner¹, Jessica M Rosenholm¹

Affiliation

¹ Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.

PMID: 29495945
DOI: 10.4155/tde-2017-0111

No abstract available

Keywords: antibacterial; antimicrobial resistance; bacterial biofilms; bacterial infections; drug delivery; mesoporous silica nanoparticles; multifunctional nanoparticles; nanoantibiotics; nanotherapeutics.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
Bacteria / isolation & purification
Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Drug Carriers / chemistry*
Humans
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Porosity
Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Drug Carriers
Silicon Dioxide