The role of nanotechnology in combating biofilm-based antibiotic resistance

Many serious infections result from persistent microbial biofilms that do not respond to conventional antibiotic therapy. Various therapeutic approaches have been developed and proposed to deal with this challenge. A potential method to treat these chronic infections is using nano-scale particles to combat microbial biofilm. Recently, the novel nanotechnology-based antimicrobials have been used to deliver antibacterial agents to kill planktonic...