The Attack of the Smart Particles: Should Bacteria Be Afraid?

ACS Med Chem Lett

CQFM, Centro de Química-Física Molecular, and IN, Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal.

Published: January 2018

A shocking state of affairs; the use of nanoparticles as simple carriers is dead and outdated. Stimuli-responsive nanoparticles have emerged as active participants in the therapeutic landscape, rather than inert molecule carriers. And this time they are here to join the ongoing war against an old enemy: bacteria.

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