Potential impact of nanotechnology on the control of infectious diseases

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Allaker, Robert P ^a   Ren, Guogang ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Cross infection; Detection; Immunisation; Infectious diseases; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COPPER; DNA; GOLD; METAL; METAL OXIDE; NANOCAPSULE; NANOFIBER; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRICLOSAN; VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOSENSOR; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DNA STRAND; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG FORMULATION; EMULSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG DESIGN; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 36549018050     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.07.003     Document Type: Review

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