Nanotechnology might boost antibiotics' efficacy, study finds
U.S. researchers found that an aerosol spray of antibiotics enclosed in microscopic anti-microbial silver carbene complexes was effective in treating mice infected with Pseudomona aeroginosa, a type of bacteria linked to the development of a pneumonialike respiratory disease in humans. The finding needs to be validated by more studies to determine whether the technique improves drug absorption.
U.S. News & World Report | 05/19
This story published in BIO SmartBrief on 05/20/2009
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