Silver nanoparticles: guaranteeing antimicrobial safe-tea (IMAGE)

Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Silver nanoparticles: guaranteeing antimicrobial safe-tea

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Sometimes the simplest visit to the pharmacy can lead to results that surprise even those with a highly developed imagination. Researchers from the IPC PAS have produced nanoparticles that fight pathogens, including drug-resistant bacteria, much more effectively than some antibiotics. Photo courtesy of Lekoteka pharmacy; Image credit: Grzegorz Krzyzewski

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Source IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski

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