Researchers in Singapore have shown a peptide in wasp venom could be used to stop bacteria colonising materials implanted in the body.
Our increasing reliance on implantable devices such as catheters and stents, combined with the rapid evolution of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria has created a challenge for the medical community.
Read the full article by Jess Cocker in Chemistry World
Immobilization of Polybia-MPI by allyl glycidyl ether based brush chemistry to generate novel antimicrobial surface
Anindya Basu, Biswajit Mishra and Susanna Su Jan Leong
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB20805B
Anindya Basu, Biswajit Mishra and Susanna Su Jan Leong
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3TB20805B
