Treat acne with coconut oil and nano-bombs

A natural product found in both coconut oil and human breast milk - lauric acid - shines as a possible new acne treatment thanks to a bioengineering graduate student from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. The student developed a 'smart delivery system' - published in the journal ACS Nano in March - capable of delivering lauric-acid-filled nano-scale bombs directly to skin-dwelling bacteria (Propionibacterium acnes) that cause common acne...

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