Research
Tiny cracks and a 9-volt battery could help fight deadly superbugs
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- Flinders University scientists report that carefully controlled microscopic cracks can help prevent infections from superbugs.
- The approach is reported to use a 9-volt battery to produce an electrical effect on the cracks.
- The work is presented as a response to rising antibiotic resistance worldwide.
Why it matters
It describes a possible non-antibiotic way to stop infections from resistant bacteria before they take hold, though the available source gives few technical details.
Who’s affected
- microbiologists and infection-control researchers
- clinicians concerned with antibiotic resistance
- #antibiotic resistance
- #superbugs
- #nanotechnology
- #infection prevention
- #materials science
As superbugs become harder to treat and antibiotic resistance continues to rise worldwide, Flinders University scientists have uncovered an unlikely ally in the fight to prevent infections before they take hold. They have found that carefully controlled microscopic cracks can…