An
interesting article on a new class of polymers (a group of structurally related
materials comprising ester and cyclic hydrocarbon moieties) that are resistant
to bacterial attachment has been published by Nature Biotechnology. Here is the
reference:
Andrew
L Hook, Chien-Yi Chang, Jing Yang, Jeni Luckett, Alan Cockayne, Steve Atkinson,
Ying Mei, Roger Bayston, Derek J Irvine, Robert Langer, Daniel G Anderson, Paul
Williams, Martyn C Davies, Morgan R Alexander. Combinatorial discovery of
polymers resistant to bacterial attachment. Nature Biotechnology, 2012
Experts
in the Schools of Pharmacy and Molecular Medical Sciences, have shown that when
the new materials are applied to the surface of medical devices they repel
bacteria and prevent them forming biofilms.
Posted by Tim Sandle
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