| Title |
Laser thermal ablation of multidrug-resistant bacteria using functionalized gold nanoparticles
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Nanomedicine, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijn.s124778 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lucian Mocan, Flaviu A Tabaran, Teodora Mocan, Teodora Pop, Ofelia Mosteanu, Lucia Agoston-Coldea, Cristian T Matea, Diana Gonciar, Claudiu Zdrehus, Cornel Iancu |
| Abstract |
The issue of multidrug resistance (MDR) has become an increasing threat to public health. One alternative strategy against MDR bacteria would be to construct therapeutic vectors capable of physically damaging these microorganisms. Gold nanoparticles hold great promise for the development of such therapeutic agents, since the nanoparticles exhibit impressive properties, of which the most important is the ability to convert light into heat. This property has scientific significance since is exploited to develop nano-photothermal vectors to destroy bacteria at a molecular level. The present paper summarizes the latest advancements in the field of nanotargeted laser hyperthermia of MDR bacteria mediated by gold nanoparticles. |
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| United States | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
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| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
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| France | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 84 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 12 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 14 | 16% |
| Unknown | 22 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 11% |
| Materials Science | 7 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 8% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 8% |
| Engineering | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 21 | 25% |
| Unknown | 27 | 32% |
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