Antimicrobial Peptide Delivery from Degradable Polymer Thin Films

The overuse of antibiotics has led to a rise in antibiotic resistance of common hospital dwelling bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus. Novel broad-spectrum antimicrobials that operate without further contributing to a rise in antibiotic resistance are needed to tackle this problem. The effective...

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Main Authors: Shukla, A. (Contributor), Stephanopoulos, Gregory (Contributor), Hammond, Paula T. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2011-02-28T17:58:37Z.
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