Antibiotic properties of nanoparticles
Okay kiddo, so you know how when you get sick, your mom gives you medicine to make you feel better? Well, sometimes when people get really sick, the usual medicines don't work because the germs that are making them sick are too strong. That's where nanoparticles come in.
Nanoparticles are super tiny things that are thousands of times smaller than the cells in your body. Scientists can use these particles to make new medicines that can fight really strong germs that don't go away easily.
Now, antibiotics are one kind of medicine that kill germs. Nanoparticles can also act like antibiotics and kill germs too. They do this by sticking to the germs and punching tiny holes in them. When the germs get a bunch of holes, they can't live anymore and POOF! they disappear.
The special thing about nanoparticles is that they are very small so they can get into hard-to-reach places in your body where germs like to hide. They also don't harm your body cells, so you won't get sick from the medicine.
So, just like how your mom gives you medicine when you're sick, scientists can use nanoparticle antibiotics to make people feel better and help them get better faster!
Nanoparticles are super tiny things that are thousands of times smaller than the cells in your body. Scientists can use these particles to make new medicines that can fight really strong germs that don't go away easily.
Now, antibiotics are one kind of medicine that kill germs. Nanoparticles can also act like antibiotics and kill germs too. They do this by sticking to the germs and punching tiny holes in them. When the germs get a bunch of holes, they can't live anymore and POOF! they disappear.
The special thing about nanoparticles is that they are very small so they can get into hard-to-reach places in your body where germs like to hide. They also don't harm your body cells, so you won't get sick from the medicine.
So, just like how your mom gives you medicine when you're sick, scientists can use nanoparticle antibiotics to make people feel better and help them get better faster!