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SUBMITTER: Gupta A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5846330 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ACS nano 20171221 1
Early detection of biofilms is crucial for limiting infection-based damage. Imaging these biofilms is challenging: conventional imaging agents are unable to penetrate the dense matrix of the biofilm, and many imaging agents are susceptible to false positive/negative responses due to phenotypical mutations of the constituent microbes. We report the creation of pH-responsive nanoparticles with embedded transition metal catalysts (nanozymes) that effectively target the acidic microenvironment of bi ...[more]