The ability of streptomycin-loaded chitosan-coated magnetic nanocomposites to possess antimicrobial and antituberculosis activities

• Main Authors: El Zowalaty, Mohamed Ezzat, Hussein-Al-Ali, Samer Hassan, Husseiny, Mohamed I., Geilich, Benjamin M., Webster, Thomas Jay, Hussein, Mohd Zobir
• Format: Article
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35622/; https://www.dovepress.com/the-ability-of-streptomycin-loaded-chitosan-coated-magnetic-nanocompos-peer-reviewed-article-IJN

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were synthesized by the coprecipitation of Fe2+ and Fe3+ iron salts in alkali media. MNPs were coated by chitosan (CS) to produce CS-MNPs. Streptomycin (Strep) was loaded onto the surface of CS-MNPs to form a Strep-CS-MNP nanocomposite. MNPs, CS-MNPs, and the nanocompos...