Controlling the Bio-Nano Interface via Engineered Layer-by-Layer Nanoparticles for Treatment of Biofilm-Based Infections

Biofilm-associated infections are one of the largest health threats, causing over half a million deaths and costing society billions of dollars each year. Biofilms are associated with 65-80% of human infections and are implicated in antibiotics resistance. Biofilms are sessile, extracellular matrix-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Deiss-Yehiely, Elad
Other Authors: Hammond, Paula T.
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/150246