Antimicrobials Inspired by Animals
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Sources:
Squalamine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC45871/
http://www.pnas.org/content/108/38/15978.abstract
Nanopillars
http://www.cell.com/biophysj/abstract/S0006-3495(13)00003-9
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep07122
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X15310934
Antimicrobial peptides
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3873676/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022354915308996
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