Responsive nanoparticles target sight-stealing fungus

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Eye drop tricks fungal eye infection into self-destruction

Scientists in India have designed a nanoparticle-based drug delivery system that binds to the surface of the eye to deliver an antifungal drug. But the system is more than a carrier – it uses an intricate array of cooperative effects to target the site of an infection and administer medication in response to its severity.