Upconversion nanoparticles conjugated with curcumin as a photosensitizer to inhibit methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in lung under near infrared light.

Ye, Yong

Upconversion nanoparticles conjugated with curcumin as a photosensitizer to inhibit methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in lung under near infrared light. [electronic resource] - International journal of nanomedicine 2014 - 5157-65 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1178-2013

10.2147/IJN.S71365 doi


Animals
Colony Count, Microbial
Curcumin--chemistry
Disease Models, Animal
Female
Infrared Rays--therapeutic use
Lung--microbiology
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus--drug effects
Mice
Nanoparticles--administration & dosage
Oxygen--metabolism
Photosensitizing Agents--chemistry
Pneumonia, Bacterial--drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections--drug therapy