Abstract
When encapsulated in silica nanoparticles, peppermint oil and cinnamaldehyde, which gives cinnamon its characteristic flavor, penetrate biofilms and potently kill drug-resistant pathogens within them, according to Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and his collaborators. These nanocapsules also promote fibroblast growth, which helps wounds to heal, they say, leading them to call these flavor-loaded nanoparticles a “promising natural disinfectant and wound cleanser.” Details appeared 17 June 2015 in ACS Nano (doi:10.1021/acsnano.5b01696).
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