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Contact: Richard Lewis
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Brown University
Caption: Iron-oxide nanoparticles developed at Brown University target an infected prosthesis, penetrate a bacterial film on the implant’s surface and thwart the colony by killing the bacteria. The nanoparticles also are believed to help natural bone cell growth.
Credit: Erik Taylor, Brown University
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