Liquid-bodied robot enables precise eradication of implant-related biofilm infections
An international research team led by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has achieved a breakthrough in the field of ...
New Atlas4d
Remote-control blob robots are set to eradicate bacterial biofilms
It's never a good thing, when a bacterial biofilm forms on the surface of a medical implant. There could soon be a new way of ...
Novel strategy combats implant-associated infections by starving bacteria while sparing healthy cells
A research team led by Prof. Liu Xuanyong from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...
Medscape19y
Catheter-Related Infections: It's All About Biofilm
Almost all micro-organisms subsist in elaborate colonies that are embedded in biofilms of self-produced exopolymer matrices. The biofilm allows the micro-organisms to adhere to any surface ...
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New Antibacterial Strategy Targets Implant Infections
A research team led by Prof. LIU Xuanyong from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has introduced a pioneering ...
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Surgical Implant with Nanoparticles (IMAGE)
Image of the surgical implants, covered with gold nanoparticles (pile of meshes on the left) compared to the original surgical meshes previous to the treatment (pile of meshes on the right).