Polymeric antibacterial systems based on passive targeting and synergistic effect

• Main Author: Ma, Jielin
• Other Authors: Duan Hongwei
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biochemical engineering; Engineering::Chemical engineering::Polymers and polymer manufacture
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144899
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Bacterial infection is one of the most challenging problems in the biomedical field. A long list of antibiotics has been developed to fight bacterial infections since 1928. However, the overuse and misuse of antibiotics have led to the emergence of multidrug resistance of pathogenic bacteria and adv...