Issue 18, 2013

Multiple strategies to activate gold nanoparticles as antibiotics

Abstract

Widespread antibiotic resistance calls for new strategies. Nanotechnology provides a chance to overcome antibiotic resistance by multiple antibiotic mechanisms. This paper reviews the progress in activating gold nanoparticles with nonantibiotic or antibiotic molecules to combat bacterial resistance, analyzes the gap between experimental achievements and real clinical application, and suggests some potential directions in developing antibacterial nanodrugs.

Graphical abstract: Multiple strategies to activate gold nanoparticles as antibiotics

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
22 4 2013
Accepted
29 5 2013
First published
30 5 2013

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 8340-8350

Multiple strategies to activate gold nanoparticles as antibiotics

Y. Zhao and X. Jiang, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 8340 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR01990J

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