Synthesis, characterization, controlled release, and antibacterial studies of a novel streptomycin chitosan magnetic nanoantibiotic

• Main Authors: Hussein-Al-Ali, Samer Hasan, El Zowalaty, Mohamed Ezzat, Hussein, Mohd. Zobir, Ismail, Maznah, Webster, Thomas Jay
• Format: Article
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35585/; https://www.dovepress.com/synthesis-characterization-controlled-release-and-antibacterial-studie-peer-reviewed-article-IJN

This study describes the preparation, characterization, and controlled release of a streptomycin-chitosan-magnetic nanoparticle-based antibiotic in an effort to improve the treatment of bacterial infections. Specifically, chitosan-magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized by an incorporation method an...