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Shrimp shell nanoparticle combats microbes,
heals wounds
Monday March 19, 2012 09:40:58 AM,
IANS
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Washington:
Nanoparticle-sized Chitosan has shown promise in effectively
combating Staphylococcus saprophyticus and E. coli.
Chitosan is a natural, non-toxic and biodegradable, obtained from
chitin, the main component of the shells of shrimp, lobster and
the beak of the octopus and squid.
It could be used as a protective wound-healing material to avoid
opportunistic infection as well as working to facilitate wound
healing, the International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials
reports.
Mihaela Leonida of Fairleigh Dickinson University, in Teaneck, New
Jersey, colleagues reported how they have prepared nanoparticles
of chitosan that could potentially preventing infection in wounds
as well as enhancing the wound-healing by stimulating skin cell
growth.
Understanding the mechanism of inhibition of bacteria by these
particles may lead to the preparation of more effective
antibacterial agents, according to a Fairleigh University
statement.
S. saprophyticus infects the urinary tract. Symptoms are burning
sensation when passing urine, the urge to urinate more often than
usual, the 'dripping effect' after urination, weak bladder,
bloated feeling with sharp razor pains in the lower abdomen around
the bladder and ovary areas, etc.
Most strains of E. coli, commonly found in the lower intestine of
warm-blooded organisms are harmless, but some serotypes can cause
serious food poisoning in humans.
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