Bi2O3 nanoparticles exhibit potent broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and the ability to overcome Ag-, ciprofloxacin- and meropenem-resistance in P. aeruginosa: the next silver bullet of metal antimicrobials?
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Bishnu D. Pant; Bogdan M. Benin; Nalin Abeydeera; Min-Ho Kim; Songping D. Huang
- Source
- Biomaterials Science. 10:1523-1531
- Subject
- Biomedical Engineering
General Materials Science
- Language
- ISSN
- 2047-4849
2047-4830
The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) toward the conventional antibiotics and Ag compounds has made the search for metallodrugs to combat AMR imperative. Bi compounds such as the one reported in this article may emerge as the next silver bullet of metal antimicrobials.