When the good and bad bacteria in our mouth become imbalanced, the bad bacteria form a biofilm (aka plaque), which can cause cavities, and if left untreated over time, can lead to cardiovasc... Read more
Scientists at ETH Zurich and an ETH spin-off have developed a novel polymer for coating materials, in order to prevent biofilms from forming on their surfaces. Thanks to the technological pl... Read more
Infusing liquids into polymers makes long lasting, self–replenishing material that repels deadly bacterial build-up More than 80 percent of microbial infections in the human body are caused... Read more
The team from the School of Pharmacy at Queen’s have developed the first innovative antibacterial gel that acts to kill Pseudomonas aeruginosa, staphylococci and E.coli using natural protein... Read more
Shanghai researchers develop new way to combat bacterial biofilm formation with titanium encrusted with gold nanoparticles Bacteria love to colonize surfaces inside your body, but they have... Read more
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a small molecule that prevents bacteria from forming into biofilms, a frequent cause of infections. The anti-biofilm peptide... Read more
New design from Duke engineers could reduce threat of infection from millions of urinary catheters For the millions of people forced to rely on a plastic tube to eliminate their urine, devel... Read more
BIOFILMS are a problem in medicine. When bacteria gang up to form the continuous sheets that bear this name they are far harder to kill with antibiotics than when they just float around as i... Read more
Slippery technology shown to prevent more than 99% of harmful bacterial slime from forming on surfaces. Biofilms may no longer have any solid ground upon which to stand. A team of Harvard sc... Read more
Manuka honey has been reported to inhibit more than 80 species of bacteria Manuka honey could help clear chronic wound infections and even prevent them from developing in the first pl... Read more
New Conducting Properties Discovered in Bacteria-Produced Wires The discovery of a fundamental, previously unknown property of microbial nanowires in the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens t... Read more
While much of the focus on renewable electricity production focuses on green alternatives, a team of engineers at Oregon State University is looking at ways to improve electricity production... Read more
