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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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2023
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/150246 |