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SUBMITTER: LuTheryn G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7111087 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
LuTheryn Gareth G Glynne-Jones Peter P Webb Jeremy S JS Carugo Dario D Carugo Dario D
Microbial biotechnology 20190807 3
Bacterial biofilms are an ever-growing concern for public health, featuring both inherited genetic resistance and a conferred innate tolerance to traditional antibiotic therapies. Consequently, there is a growing interest in novel methods of drug delivery, in order to increase the efficacy of antimicrobial agents. One such method is the use of acoustically activated microbubbles, which undergo volumetric oscillations and collapse upon exposure to an ultrasound field. This facilitates physical pe ...[more]