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02821aam a2200349Mi 4500 001 7CFCBFEAEC6A11E7AF65C16E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20171229012527 008 170309s2017 ne a b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0323461522 020 $a 9780323461528 035 $a (OCoLC)974025436 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OCLCF $d SILO 050 4 $a RM267 $b .N36 2017 060 4 $a QV 250 082 04 $a 615.7/92 $2 23 245 00 $a Nanostructures for antimicrobial therapy / $c edited by Anton Ficai, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu. 264 1 $a Amsterdam, Netherlands ; $b Elsevier, $c [2017] 300 $a xxv, 695 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 29 cm. 490 0 $a Nanostructures in therapeutic medicine series. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a Nanostructures for Antimicrobial Therapy discusses the pros and cons of the use of nanostructured materials in the prevention and eradication of infections, highlighting the efficient microbicidal effect of nanoparticles against antibiotic-resistant pathogens and biofilms. Conventional antibiotics are becoming ineffective towards microorganisms due to their widespread and often inappropriate use. As a result, the development of antibiotic resistance in microorganisms is increasingly being reported. New approaches are needed to confront the rising issues related to infectious diseases. The merging of biomaterials, such as chitosan, carrageenan, gelatin, poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) with nanotechnology provides a promising platform for antimicrobial therapy as it provides a controlled way to target cells and induce the desired response without the adverse effects common to many traditional treatments. Nanoparticles represent one of the most promising therapeutic treatments to the problem caused by infectious micro-organisms resistant to traditional therapies. This volume discusses this promise in detail, and also discusses what challenges the greater use of nanoparticles might pose to medical professionals. The unique physiochemical properties of nanoparticles, combined with their growth inhibitory capacity against microbes has led to the upsurge in the research on nanoparticles as antimicrobials. The importance of bactericidal nanobiomaterials study will likely increase as development of resistant strains of bacteria against most potent antibiotics continues. 650 0 $a Anti-infective agents. 650 0 $a Nanostructures. 650 2 $a Anti-Infective Agents. 650 2 $a Nanostructures. 650 7 $a Anti-infective agents. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00810345 650 7 $a Nanostructures. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01032635 700 1 $a Ficai, Anton, $e editor. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217031043.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7CFCBFEAEC6A11E7AF65C16E97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search