Current state on the development of nanoparticles for use against bacterial gastrointestinal pathogens: focus on chitosan nanoparticles loaded with phenolic compounds

Gastrointestinal diseases have a huge impact especially in third world countries, making it urgent to seek new effective antimicrobial therapies. Thus, the development of nanoparticles (NPs) with bioactive compounds having antimicrobial activity has been the target of research over the past years. T...

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Main Author: Madureira, Ana Raquel (author)
Other Authors: Pereira, Adriana (author), Pintado, Manuela (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Nanoparticles
Chitosan
Polyphenols
Gastrointestinal diseases
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/18848
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/18848

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/18848

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