Nanogels can improve antibiotic delivery for urinary tract infections

Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, including Dmitri Simberg, PhD, studied a new method to deliver antibiotics, specifically gentamicin, directly into the bladder tissue to better treat UTIs. They did this by creating nanogels combined with a special peptide (a small protein) that helps the drug get inside the cells where the bacteria are hiding.