Antimicrobial polymeric nanoparticles

SJ Lam; EHH Wong; C Boyer; GG Qiao

Journal article

Antimicrobial polymeric nanoparticles

SJ Lam, EHH Wong, C Boyer, GG Qiao

Progress in Polymer Science | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2017.07.007

Abstract

Currently, infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria have reached critical levels. Thus, various approaches are being explored for the development of new and effective antimicrobial agents, one of which lies in the form of polymeric nanoparticles. Driven by the significant advancements in controlled polymerization techniques over the last few decades, antimicrobial polymeric nanoparticles have recently been investigated as potential new antibiotics to combat the rise of infectious diseases. This review aims at presenting an overview of the history and state-of-the-art of antimicrobial polymeric nanoparticles including their available structure-activity relationship, and highlights th..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

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Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

GGQ and CB acknowledge financial support provided by the Australian Research Council (ARC) via the Discovery Project (DP160101312, DP170104321) and Future Fellowship (FT120100096) schemes, respectively. SJL acknowledges the Australian Government for providing an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) and an Australian Postgraduate Award (APAInt). EHHW acknowledges the receipt of 2016 UNSW Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowship from UNSW Australia.