Nanofibers offer alternative ways to the treatment of skin infections

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Dicks, L M T ^a   Heunis, T D J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIOCIN; CEFOXITIN; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DOXORUBICIN; LANTIBIOTIC; MAFENIDE ACETATE; NANOFIBER; PACLITAXEL; PLASMID DNA; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NITRATE; SULFADIAZINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPHAGE; BURN INFECTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTROSPINNING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NANOENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALBUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; NANOFIBERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SILVER; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 77956787892     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/510682     Document Type: Review

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