Bioorthogonal Polymer Nanozymes for Effective Treatment of Bacterial Wound Biofilm Infections
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Authors
- William Ndugire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7818-4274)
- Nourina Nasim
- Yağız Anıl Çiçek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3987-6969)
- Maged Abdelaziz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8988-4188)
- Junwhee Yang
- Vincent M. Rotello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5184-5439)
- Muhammad Aamir Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0524-9573)
- Joe Truong
- Mathangi Shrikanth
- Cristina-Maria Hirschbiegel
Institutions
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Published
- 2026-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6c12077
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00