Synthesis, characterization, controlled release, and antibacterial studies of a novel streptomycin chitosan magnetic nanoantibiotic

This study describes the preparation, characterization, and controlled release of a streptomycin-chitosan-magnetic nanoparticle-based antibiotic in an effort to improve the treatment of bacterial infections. Specifically, chitosan-magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized by an incorporation method an...

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Main Authors: Hussein-Al-Ali, Samer Hasan, El Zowalaty, Mohamed Ezzat, Hussein, Mohd. Zobir, Ismail, Maznah, Webster, Thomas Jay
Format: Article
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014