The new quantum dots are a potential alternative to conventional bacterial keratitis eye drop treatments.

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Quantum dots are tiny particles which may provide relief for eye infections resulting from contact lens wear, trauma or some types of surgeries.
The researchers developed a one-step method to make carbon quantum dots by heating spermidine, a compound that can boost the effectiveness of antibiotics.
The result was a spermidine-coated quantum dot that could kill various bacterial strains, including those that are resistant to multiple drugs, in laboratory animals.
The materials disrupted bacterial cells while leaving animal cells alone. The team says that the new quantum dots are a potential alternative to conventional bacterial keratitis eye drop treatments.
Source-Eurekalert
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