Antimicrobial Coatings 101 | All You Need To Know
Is it that difficult to prevent the growth of germs and bacteria on surfaces? Well, not if you apply antimicrobial coatings on them. With technological advancements, humans keep on improvising new things that enhance their quality of life. As such,.....»»
Antimicrobial Resistance Now a Leading Cause of Death Worldwide, Study Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant threat to humanity, health leaders have warned, as a study reveals it has become a leading cause of death worldwide and is killing about 3,500 people.....»»
Why are zebra mussels so sticky? Study may lead to new industrial coatings, medical adhesives
A water tank full of coin-sized invertebrates may not be the first thing you'd expect to see in a materials science and engineering research lab......»»
Measuring medicine use in livestock supports the fight against antimicrobial resistance
Measuring how much antimicrobial medication is given to food animals is key to understanding how to slow antimicrobial resistance, when dangerous microbes get so used to antimicrobials that they evolve stronger defenses against them. However, measuri.....»»
Researcher develops soft material to preserve biological medicines
As superbugs become increasingly dangerous to human health, NC State researchers have developed a soft material that preserves medicines capable of treating infections without the risk of antimicrobial resistance......»»
Gene discovered in Georgia water a possible global threat
A gene that causes bacteria to be resistant to one of the world's most important antibiotics, colistin, has been detected in sewer water in Georgia. The presence of the MCR-9 gene is a major concern for public health because it causes antimicrobial r.....»»
Plasma-based engineering creates contact-killing, antifouling, drug-release surfaces
The deepening concern over antibiotic-resistant infections, coupled with prevailing hospital-acquired infections from surgical tools, implants, and heavily touched surfaces, has ramped up antimicrobial material development in recent years......»»
Scientists produce new antibiotics by gene editing
Scientists have discovered a new route to produce complex antibiotics exploiting gene editing to re-program pathways to future medicines urgently required to combat antimicrobial resistance, treat neglected diseases and prevent future pandemics......»»
An AI Finds Superbug-Killing Potential in Human Proteins
A team scoured the human proteome for antimicrobial molecules and found thousands, plus a surprise about how animals evolved to fight infections......»»
Scientists produce new antibiotics by gene editing
Scientists have discovered a new route to produce complex antibiotics exploiting gene editing to re-program pathways to future medicines urgently required to combat antimicrobial resistance, treat neglected diseases and tackle future pandemics......»»
Compounds from soybeans may improve animal health
Antimicrobial compounds that soybean plants produce when threatened by insects, diseases and even drought may help animals stay healthy, thereby reducing the need for antibiotics......»»
New approach could overcome fungal resistance to current treatments
Current medications aren't particularly effective against fungi. The situation is becoming more challenging because these organisms are developing resistance to antimicrobial treatments, just as bacteria are. Now, researchers report that they have id.....»»
Lungfish cocoon found to be living antimicrobial tissue
A team of researchers from the University of New Mexico, the University of California and the University of Murcia has found that the cocoon created by lungfish living in dry lakebeds in Africa is made of living antimicrobial tissue. They've publishe.....»»
New approach could overcome fungal resistance to current treatments
Current medications aren't particularly effective against fungi. The situation is becoming more challenging because these organisms are developing resistance to antimicrobial treatments, just as bacteria are. Now, researchers report in ACS Infectious.....»»
Antimicrobial Coatings 101 | All You Need To Know
Is it that difficult to prevent the growth of germs and bacteria on surfaces? Well, not if you apply antimicrobial coatings on them. With technological advancements, humans keep on improvising new things that enhance their quality of life. As such,.....»»
New PCR assays offer hope in the fight against the environmental spread of antimicrobial resistance
Researchers have successfully trialed two new qPCR assays to help detect the presence of transmissible AMR using water and wastewater samples. The scientists present a DNA-based testing method that provides a surrogate for monitoring AMR, which will.....»»
Researchers develop high-entropy-alloys–based, high-temperature solar absorption coatings
As a newcomer in the alloy material world, high-entropy alloys exceed the traditional alloy design concept as they possess more than five elements, and generally exhibit a simple solid solution structure due to their high configuration entropy. With.....»»
Nature-inspired coatings could power tiny chemistry labs for medical testing and more
A newly developed coating that allows for certain liquids to move across surfaces without fluid loss could usher in new advances in a range of fields, including medical testing......»»
Tackling antimicrobial resistance
Researchers from Newcastle University, and colleagues from Spain, Canada and Egypt, have successfully trialed two new qPCR assays to help detect the presence of transmissible AMR using water and wastewater samples. Publishing their results in the jou.....»»
Myth, busted: Spider silk might not have antibiotic properties after all
Scientists extracted dragline silk from some spiders using a mechanical LEGO apparatus Enlarge / A new study found that ethyl acetate and other solvents typically used to study the antimicrobial properties of spider silk can inhibit ba.....»»
Acer Launches Bacteria-Resistant PCs
During its next@Acer event today, the company announced three new PCs -- a laptop, a two-in-one, and a tablet -- that will be joining its antimicrobial lineup. Ars Technica reports: Something is considered antimicrobial if it's capable of "destroying.....»»