Shah, Parth N.
Shah, Kush N.
Smolen, Justin A.
Tagaev, Jasur A.
Torrealba, Jose
Zhou, Lan
Zhang, Shiyi
Zhang, Fuwu
Wagers, Patrick O.
Panzner, Matthew J.
Youngs, Wiley J.
Wooley, Karen L.
Cannon, Carolyn L.
Article History
Received: 8 February 2017
Accepted: 19 March 2018
First Online: 23 April 2018
Competing Interests
: W.J.Y., M.J.P. and C.L.C. share a patent for silver carbene complexes (SCCs) as antimicrobials. W.J.Y. and M.J.P. have a significant financial interest in the Akron Research Commercialization Corporation that is selling the SCCs described in this research. W.J.Y. and M.J.P. share a patent for encapsulating SCCs in polymeric nanoparticles for uses as chemotherapeutic agents. C.L.C. receives honoraria as a member of a Speaker’s Bureau for Gilead Sciences, manufacturers of the aerosolized antimicrobial, Cayston<sup>®</sup>. K.L.W., S.Z. and F.Z. share a patent for the synthesis of the polymeric nanosystems described in this manuscript as delivery systems for chemotherapeutic agents.