Shaping Nanoparticle-Microbial Interactions to Modify the Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance (NanoShapMicro)

Antimicrobial nanoparticles (NPs) are predicted to be the next generation of antimicrobials in many consumer products. However, there is a growing concern for development of resistance, as has been seen with antibiotics over the last two decades. Antimicrobial solutions that last into the future will be those that are more difficult for bacteria to acquire resistance to. The purpose of the project is to investigate the process of nanoparticle interaction with bacteria on nano-bio-microbial interface. In this way I will search for specific antimicrobial nanoparticles in the process, which can modify the mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance. I hope the generated knowledge will prove valuable in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.